Is Clea a boy or girl name?

Clea is a girl’s name. Of the 825 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.8% were girls and 1.2% were boys.

Clea

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Clea was most popular in 2022, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,712 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 825 people named Clea.

Clea over time

Births per year. The dot marks Clea’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Clea a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Clea is a girl’s name — 98.8% of the 825 Americans given it were girls and 1.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org