Clione is a variant of Cleon. One Greek interpretation is “a well-known man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Clione is a variant of Cleon. An origin associated with Cleon is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Clione through the years
Babies since 1880
16
0 boys · 16 girls
Most popular year
1938
16 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Clione in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1938–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 16 in 1938. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.