Kleo
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KLEE-o
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,675 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,859 for girls
Kleo is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “glory”. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 2,859th for girls in the US (59 babies).
What does Kleo mean?
Greek: spelling of Cleo, short for Cleopatra
“glory”
Spelling of Cleo, short for Cleopatra, glory of the father; Greek kleos means glory or fame.
Is Kleo a girl's or a boy's name?
Kleo is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 59 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Kleo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Kleo, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,864th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 23 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kleo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Kleo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,451 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,591 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,864 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
How popular is Kleo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,859among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 59about 1 in 27,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 139% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 59 girls in the US were named Kleo, making it the 2,859th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,001st. It first appears in the records in 2005. 6 boys were also named Kleo in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Kleo of any year since it first appeared, in 2005.
Half of all the girls named Kleo in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 91% of the babies named Kleo in the US were girls.
Kleo in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #2,859 |
| 2024 | 58 | #2,857 |
| 2023 | 50 | #3,225 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,763 |
| 2021 | 43 | #3,552 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5,001 |
| 2019 | 25 | #5,161 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
Names like Kleo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Noa Kehlani Poppy Pippa Lyra Kalani Maisie Isla Layla Koa Harper Freya
Names related to Kleo
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kleo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kleo, updated 20 October 2026.