Clio is a rare variant of Cleo that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Clio is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,127 for girl births in the United States (and #8,888 across all names), given to 25 babies. Clio first appears in 1894 and peaked in 2015 (37 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | #5,127 | — |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | #5,995 | — |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | #5,029 | — |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | #4,610 | — |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | #4,038 | — |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | #5,359 | — |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | #5,192 | — |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | #5,349 | — |
| 2017 | 26 | 26 | #5,083 | — |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | #4,652 | — |
| 2015 | 37 | 37 | #4,009 | — |
| 2014 | 32 | 32 | #4,484 | — |
| 2013 | 25 | 25 | #5,354 | — |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | #6,397 | — |
| 2011 | 19 | 19 | #6,627 | — |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #6,978 | — |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #7,766 | — |
| 2008 | 22 | 22 | #6,175 | — |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #7,813 | — |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #7,565 | — |
| 2005 | 21 | 21 | #5,857 | — |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #10,884 | — |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #9,834 | — |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #8,408 | — |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #6,687 | — |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | #5,995 | — |
| 1999 | 18 | 18 | #5,713 | — |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | #7,644 | — |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #7,877 | — |
| 1996 | 15 | — | #6,129 | — |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #10,749 | — |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #12,079 | — |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #13,600 | — |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #11,717 | — |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #12,191 | — |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #9,792 | — |
| 1947 | 6 | — | #4,845 | — |
| 1933 | 12 | — | #4,329 | #3,061 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | #3,952 | — |
| 1930 | 7 | — | — | #3,349 |
| 1926 | 9 | — | #3,302 | — |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #4,533 | — |
| 1924 | 9 | — | #3,450 | — |
| 1923 | 11 | — | #2,955 | — |
| 1922 | 7 | — | #4,088 | — |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,261 | — |
| 1920 | 11 | — | #2,943 | — |
| 1919 | 12 | — | #4,353 | #3,815 |
| 1918 | 10 | — | #3,070 | — |
| 1917 | 13 | — | #2,444 | — |
| 1916 | 10 | — | #2,872 | — |
| 1915 | 10 | — | #2,734 | — |
| 1914 | 17 | — | #2,035 | #3,347 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | #2,594 | — |
| 1912 | 6 | — | #2,695 | — |
| 1911 | 6 | — | #2,252 | — |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #2,274 | — |
| 1906 | 8 | — | #1,440 | — |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #1,998 | — |
| 1902 | 5 | — | #1,842 | — |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #1,988 | — |
| 1897 | 5 | — | #1,600 | — |
| 1894 | 5 | — | #1,529 | — |