Names / Girl names
Clio
Current rank
#5,127
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,440
in 1906
First recorded
1894
in U.S. data
Children named
881
since 1894
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,440 in 1906 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Clio makes its debut in 1894. Its strongest year was 1906, at #1,440 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 881 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.