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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Clea

Used in both girl and boy records

Clea appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Clea by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDClea as a girl’s nameUS records 1914–2024
#7456girl rank2022peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDClea as a boy’s nameUS records 1921–1937
#29832boy rank1937peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Clea in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl200618 uses#285619361914–202075 listed years
Boy19215 uses#351819371921–19372 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.