Cleona
Cleona is a borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,005 at the 2020 census.
Meaning & Origin of Cleona
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cleona is a borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,005 at the 2020 census.
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The Story of Cleona
Cleona first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1895, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 34 Cleonas were born — ranking #1,325 that year. As of 2026, Cleona ranks #13,441 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 825 Cleonas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Cleona
Cleona is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 825 births in the dataset. Cleona's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #1,325. Use the chart and map above to compare Cleona'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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