Girl’s name · Irish

Cliodhna

How to say it: KLEE-uh-nuh · /ˈkliːənə/

Irish myth name of a beautiful sea goddess - pronounced KLEE-uh-na, also spelled Cliona.

Cliodhna was the 10,537th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 7 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.4-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #10,288 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#10,537for girls in 2025
1 in 473,620US babies
7born in 2025
#10,288projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Cliodhna
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#10,537
Babies born in 20257
Share of births1 in 473,620
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.4
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#10,288

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Cliodhna is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Cliodhna also love

Nicknames

  • Clio
  • Cleo

Honouring a Cliodhna in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Cliodhna is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Irish.

Ireland: #279.

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