Given name & surname
Cleofas
“having a vision of glory”
Cleofas is a variant of Cleophas. One Greek interpretation is “having a vision of glory.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cleofas is a variant of Cleophas. One Greek interpretation is “having a vision of glory.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cleofas is a variant of Cleophas. An origin associated with Cleophas is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cleofas through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 211
- 161 boys · 50 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1988. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 598 as a first name in 2020; 124 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cleofas’s family of names
Cleofas has a related form in Cleophas.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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