How Many People Are Named Cleora?
An estimated 176 people in the United States have the first name Cleora. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 81 years old, and Cleora peaked in popularity in 1918 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cleora as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cleora paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 81, Cleora is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1955.
Estimated Living Americans
176
About 1 in 1,947,468 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
81
years old
Peak Year
1918
68 births
Total Registered
1,712
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cleora
Cleora is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,712 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cleora as a female name
Ranked #10,812 in 1982
5 female births in 1982
Peak: 1918 (68 births)
Cleora: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cleora span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 495 babies were registered. Cleora has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cleora by Decade
How has Cleora tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cleora by State
Birth registrations for Cleora span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas. The lowest are in Mississippi, Iowa, Missouri. On average, about 19 Cleoras were registered per state.
Cleora + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cleora as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cleora
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cleora: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cleora?
We estimate approximately 176 people named Cleora are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,947,468 Americans share this first name.
Is Cleora a common name?
Cleora is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,712 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cleora most popular?
Cleora reached peak popularity in 1918, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cleora is approximately 81 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cleora a female name?
Cleora is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cleora Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cleora Smith, Cleora Johnson, Cleora Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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