Cleotha
The Story of Cleotha
As a girl name
Cleotha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1917, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1933, when 15 Cleothas were born — ranking #2,052 that year. As of 2026, Cleotha ranks #8,423 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 292 Cleothas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Cleotha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1919, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1949, when 24 Cleothas were born — ranking #1,501 that year. As of 2026, Cleotha ranks #8,435 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 750 Cleothas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cleotha
Cleotha is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 750 births in the dataset. Cleotha's peak popularity came in 1949 when it ranked #1,501. Use the chart and map above to compare Cleotha'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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