Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Clea

Gender

Female

Origin

Unknown
Greek
Abbreviation of Clotilde and Cleopatra.

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Literary

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Clea

Pronunciation

c-lea

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1937 (rank #3517, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #5025, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5917, 20 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–20
2024–24
2023–22
2022–26
2021–18
2020–12
2019–13
2018–16
2017–15
2016–11

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #2635, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3332, 7 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20257
2024–
2023–
20225
20218
20208
20196
20187
20174
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #116, 581 births); most recent 2023 (rank #245, 251 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023251
2022283
2021358
2020374
2019418
2018395
2017373
2016458
2015501
2014572

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #907, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #815, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence