Meaning of the nameCléo

Cléo is a unisex name of Greek origin, a short form of Cleópatra ('glory of the father'), Cleon or Cleopas, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

Meaning

“short form of Cleópatra, 'glory of the father', and of other Greek names such as Cleon and Cleopas”

Source: Wiktionary: Cleopatra · Behind the Name: Cleopatra

People (2022): 5,192
Rank in Brazil: #2,670
Median age: 38 years
2010 Census: 4,839; people

Cléo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cléo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,457 people).

2,530 women 2,662 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Cléo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Cléo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
Pará 0.005%
Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
Santa Catarina 0.004%
Amazonas 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
Rio Grande do Sul	1,340	0.012%
São Paulo	765	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	666	0.004%
Pará	377	0.005%
Minas Gerais	333	0.002%
Santa Catarina	297	0.004%
Bahia	202	0.001%
Paraná	171	0.002%
Goiás	117	0.002%
Amazonas	105	0.003%
Ceará	96	0.001%
Mato Grosso	86	0.002%
Pernambuco	77	0.001%
Espírito Santo	76	0.002%
Maranhão	69	0.001%
Distrito Federal	66	0.002%
Amapá	60	0.008%
Mato Grosso do Sul	47	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	45	0.001%
Sergipe	40	0.002%
Paraíba	31	0.001%
Piauí	31	0.001%
Roraima	23	0.004%
Alagoas	21	0.001%
Tocantins	19	0.001%
Acre	17	0.002%
Rondônia	15	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Cléo

Wiktionary records Cleo as a shortened form of Cleopatra, possibly a variant of Clio, and as a rare male name linked to the Greek names Cleon and Cleopas. Behind the Name gives it as a short form of Cleopatra, Cleon or Cleopas. Cleópatra comes from Ancient Greek kléos ('glory') and patḗr ('father'), that is, 'glory of the father'; the meaning of Cleon and of Cleopas is not given in these sources. The records are split almost equally between women and men. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,192 people named Cléo, with a median age of 38; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

Wiktionary: Cleo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Cleo · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Cleopatra · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Cleopatra · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Cléo

What does the name Cléo mean?

Cléo means “short form of Cleópatra, 'glory of the father', and of other Greek names such as Cleon and Cleopas”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Cléo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,192 people with the first name Cléo, which ranks it number 2,670 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Cléo a boy's or a girl's name?

Cléo is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 2,530 women and 2,662 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Cléo?

Cléo is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Cléo most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.012% of the state's population is named Cléo (1,340 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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