Given name
Cleora
“a father's glory; of the royal family”
Cleora is a variant of Cleopatra. One Greek interpretation is “a father's glory; of the royal family.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cleora 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
Cleora 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 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cleora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,712
- 0 boys · 1,712 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 68 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 girls is 5 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 385 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.
Cleora’s family of names
Cleora has a related form in Cleopatra.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
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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