Name Legacy

Cleopatra

Recorded 1889–2025 · United States

Cleopatra was most popular in 1974, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,761 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,305, with 42 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,484 people named Cleopatra.

Most popular in1974
Rank that year#2,761
Births that year52
Total since 18802,484
Given to100% girls

Cleopatra over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Cleopatra’s peak in 1974. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cleopatra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cleopatra is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,484 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Cleopatra

Where Cleopatra is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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