Cleofas
Cleopas, also spelled Cleophas, was a figure of early Christianity, one of the two disciples who encountered Jesus during the Road to Emmaus appearance in Luke 24:13–32.
Meaning & Origin of Cleofas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cleopas, also spelled Cleophas, was a figure of early Christianity, one of the two disciples who encountered Jesus during the Road to Emmaus appearance in Luke 24:13–32.
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Etymology
The Story of Cleofas
As a girl name
Cleofas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1915, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1915: 8 births, good for #3,134 nationwide. About 58% of every Cleofas on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Cleofas last appeared in the published SSA data in 1929, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 50 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Cleofas on the record books as a boy name in 1923, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 10 Cleofass were born — ranking #2,822 that year. About 29% of every Cleofas on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Cleofas last appeared in the published SSA data in 1988, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 161 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Cleofas
Phonetically similar names — useful when Cleofas is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Cleopas
- Caiaphas
- Clios
- Classes
- Clutches
- Cliches
- Clauses
- Cletus
- Clarifies
- Classifies
- Clucas
- Klimas
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Cleofas
Cleofas is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 161 births in the dataset. Cleofas's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #2,822. Use the chart and map above to compare Cleofas's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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