girls:
273 births since 2005
#5443 (5th percentile)
boys:
22 births since 2021
#4564 (0th percentile)
overall:
295 births since 2005
#7444 (4th percentile)
The name Kleo is the #7,444 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 295 recorded births since 2005. This represents the 3.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 3.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,443 (4.7% percentile) for all time with 273 births since 2005. For boys, it ranks #4,564 (0.4% percentile) for all time with 22 births since 2021.
Kleo first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2005 (2005 for girls and 2021 for boys). Birth data for Kleo is available in 14 out of the 19 years between 2005 and 2023 (14 years for girls and 3 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Kleo has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 92.5% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 83.1% of babies named Kleo were girls.
For girls, Kleo reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 4.7% percentile (ranked #903) with 28 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 28 births per million (ranked 4.7% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Kleo is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #903 (4.7% percentile) with 28 births per million.
For boys, Kleo reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 0.5% percentile (ranked #906) with 5 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 5 births per million (ranked 0.5% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for boys has remained relatively stable. Currently, Kleo is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #906 (0.5% percentile) with 5 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kleo".
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These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Kleo", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. This list excludes the 6 other name spellings that we've determined are also variations of "Cleo" based on shared pronunciations. Click here for more details on names that are pronounced like Cleo..
Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Kleo. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 83.9% confident that Kleo is pronounced as KLEE-oh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KLAY-oh, at 16.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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