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Cleopatra

Girl

Meaning of Cleopatra: Greek: 'glory of the father'

Cleopatra is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3458th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1819th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3458

42 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1819

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,484

First recorded 1889 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 18 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 14 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 15 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 21 babies1989: 19 babies1990: 15 babies19901991: 16 babies1992: 20 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 21 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 34 babies2000: 32 babies20002001: 21 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 16 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 10 babies2010: 14 babies20102011: 22 babies2012: 14 babies2013: 21 babies2014: 18 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 29 babies2018: 35 babies2019: 41 babies2020: 41 babies20202021: 37 babies2022: 52 babies2023: 37 babies2024: 46 babies2025: 42 babies
US babies named Cleopatra per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 52.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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