Given name
Cleona
“a father's glory; of the royal family”
Cleona is a variant of Cleopatra. One Greek interpretation is “a father's glory; of the royal family.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cleona is a variant of Cleopatra. One Greek interpretation is “a father's glory; of the royal family.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cleona is a variant of Cleopatra. An origin associated with Cleopatra is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cleona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 831
- 0 boys · 831 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,567 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,567 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 241 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cleona’s family of names
Cleona has a related form in Cleopatra.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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