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Cleola

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Pronounced klee-OH-luh /kliˈoʊ.lə/Medium

Meaning: Cleola joins Cleo - from Greek kleos, 'glory,' the root of Cleopatra - to the fashionable early-1900s -ola ending seen in Leola and Viola. It is an American elaboration whose bright core meaning of 'glory' comes from the Cleo element.Low

In 30 seconds: Cleola blends Cleo, Greek for 'glory,' with the vintage -ola ending, said klee-OH-luh, an ornamented early-twentieth-century American name.

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Origin LowGreek, American

MeaningCleola joins Cleo - from Greek kleos, 'glory,' the root of Cleopatra - to the fashionable early-1900s -ola ending seen in Leola and Viola. It is an American elaboration whose bright core meaning of 'glory' comes from the Cleo element.

U.S. rank (1976)#8353 ↘ Falling

1976 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1925

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,196

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Cleola is a graceful American coinage. Its front half is Cleo, from Greek kleos, 'glory' - the same element in Cleopatra - while the -ola tail matches the era's beloved Leola and Viola. The result keeps a real meaning of 'glory' inside an invented shape.

Cleola appears from the eighteen-nineties into the nineteen-seventies, peaking around the nineteen-twenties and never common, at only a few dozen births in its best year. It reads as an elaborate, distinctly vintage name of the early twentieth century.

Did you know? Cleola belongs to a whole early-1900s fashion for -ola names - Leola, Viola, Ozella - that dressed up short roots with a flowing ending.

Overall data confidence 45%

SSA national given-name data — arc 1896-1976, peak 1925Behind the Name - Cleo — Greek kleos 'glory'

Variations

CleoCleoraLeola

Nicknames

CleoOla

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If you like Cleola…

Cleo— the glory-root at its heart

Leola— the closest -ola rhyme

Viola— a same-era -ola name

Cleora— a near cousin coinage

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Cleola mean?

Cleola is a coined name joining Cleo, from Greek kleos, 'glory,' with the -ola ending of names like Leola.

How do you pronounce Cleola?

It's said klee-OH-luh /kliˈoʊ.lə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Cleola a boy or girl name?

Cleola is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Cleola?

Cleola was always uncommon, given to only a few dozen girls a year around its early-twentieth-century peak.