girl's name
Clelie
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 1,100
Clelie is a girl's name. In 2017 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 2008, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Clelie over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2017, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 60 |
| 1910s | 30 |
| 1920s | 25 |
| 1930s | 20 |
| 1940s | 20 |
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1960s | 30 |
| 1970s | 25 |
| 1980s | 155 |
| 1990s | 155 |
| 2000s | 290 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 235 |
| 2020s (to 2017) | 45 |
How popular is Clelie?
In 2017, Clelie was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Clelie is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Clélie | Clélie is a rare spelling of Clelie, written with an acute accent and recorded about 260 times, mostly in France. | 260 |
Names that peaked alongside Clelie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Clelie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Clelie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Clelie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Clelie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Clelie
Is Clelie a girl's or a boy's name?
Clelie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Clelie most popular?
Clelie peaked in 2008, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Clelie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Clelie currently ranks #3,719 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.