Fun Facts About the Name Cleona
- 831 babies named Cleona: U.S. records list 831 babies given the name Cleona from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Cleona Mean?
Cleona is a feminine given name whose most commonly cited source is the Greek name Kleon (Κλέων), formed from kleos (κλέος), meaning "fame" or "glory." With the feminine ending -a, the sense is "famous" or "glorious." A separate tradition connects Cleona to the Irish name Clíodhna, which has been anglicized in forms such as Cliona, Cleena, and Cleona. The meaning of Clíodhna is not settled; explanations have pointed to words for "shape" and for "fame," but no single derivation is agreed on. These are independent origins in different languages, and it is not clear which one, if either, lies behind a given use of Cleona.
Cleona Name History & Origins
The Greek Kleon was a genuine name of the classical world; its best-known bearer was the Athenian politician and general Cleon, a leading figure in the Peloponnesian War who is mocked in Aristophanes' comedy The Knights. Feminine names ending in -a spread through Europe as classical names were revived in later centuries, and Cleona fits that pattern rather than being tied to a single documented event.
In Ireland, Clíodhna is an old name borne by a woman of legend, associated in Munster tradition with the sea and with the region around Cork; anglicized spellings such as Cliona and Cleena appear in English-language use. Cleona can also be read simply as an elaborated form of the short name Cleo. Because the name coincides in form with a Greek-derived feminine name and with an anglicized Irish name, tracing any particular Cleona to one source is difficult, and the name has never been common in English.
How Popular is the Name Cleona?
Cleona has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1919. Its best rank was #1,079 in 1911.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,567 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #13,805 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #17,142 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #5,362 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #6,767 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #5,971 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #6,518 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #6,413 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #4,909 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #4,122 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #5,152 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #5,701 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #5,369 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,940 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #3,490 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1945 | #4,673 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #4,148 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #2,731 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1942 | #2,558 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1941 | #2,562 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1940 | #3,000 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1939 | #2,622 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1938 | #2,973 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1937 | #2,340 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1936 | #2,406 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1935 | #2,118 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1934 | #1,565 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1933 | #3,161 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #2,389 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1931 | #2,799 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1930 | #1,888 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1929 | #1,898 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1928 | #1,849 | 21 | 0.0018% |
| 1927 | #1,686 | 25 | 0.0021% |
| 1926 | #2,370 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1925 | #1,806 | 23 | 0.0019% |
| 1924 | #1,686 | 26 | 0.0021% |
| 1923 | #1,740 | 24 | 0.0020% |
| 1922 | #1,374 | 34 | 0.0028% |
| 1921 | #1,630 | 27 | 0.0022% |
| 1920 | #1,477 | 30 | 0.0025% |
| 1919 | #1,329 | 34 | 0.0030% |
| 1918 | #1,500 | 28 | 0.0024% |
| 1917 | #1,441 | 27 | 0.0025% |
| 1916 | #2,155 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1915 | #1,413 | 26 | 0.0026% |
| 1914 | #1,755 | 15 | 0.0020% |
| 1913 | #1,316 | 19 | 0.0030% |
| 1912 | #1,364 | 16 | 0.0029% |
| 1911 | #1,079 | 17 | 0.0041% |
| 1910 | #1,122 | 16 | 0.0040% |
| 1909 | #1,383 | 10 | 0.0029% |
| 1908 | #1,709 | 7 | 0.0021% |
| 1907 | #1,410 | 9 | 0.0028% |
| 1906 | #1,239 | 10 | 0.0034% |
| 1905 | #1,743 | 6 | 0.0021% |
| 1904 | #1,940 | 5 | 0.0018% |
| 1903 | #1,465 | 7 | 0.0027% |
| 1902 | #1,083 | 11 | 0.0042% |
| 1901 | #1,368 | 7 | 0.0029% |
| 1899 | #1,438 | 6 | 0.0026% |
| 1898 | #1,537 | 6 | 0.0023% |
| 1895 | #1,642 | 5 | 0.0021% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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