Kleo
Kleo is a German action-thriller comedy television series co-created by Hanno Hackfort, Richard Kropf, and Bob Konrad for Netflix, premiering in 2022. It follows the revenge journey of a former East German Stasi assassin, Kleo Straub, after her arrest and subsequent imprisonment until the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Meaning & Origin of Kleo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kleo is a German action-thriller comedy television series co-created by Hanno Hackfort, Richard Kropf, and Bob Konrad for Netflix, premiering in 2022. It follows the revenge journey of a former East German Stasi assassin, Kleo Straub, after her arrest and subsequent imprisonment until the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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The Story of Kleo
As a girl name
Kleo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2005, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 63 Kleos were born — ranking #2,725 that year. As of 2026, Kleo ranks #2,725 for girls with 63 births, rising sharply (+104% over the past five years). In total, more than 455 Kleos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kleo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2021, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 10 Kleos were born — ranking #7,734 that year. As of 2026, Kleo ranks #9,864 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 29 Kleos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kleo
Kleo is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 455 births in the dataset. Kleo's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,725. Use the chart and map above to compare Kleo'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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