Cleo vs Mara
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Cleo
a vintage name making a comeback
- Rank today
- #577
- Peak
- #171 (1907)
- Babies in 2025
- 516
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, NY
VS
Mara
a steady, dependable choice
- Rank today
- #587
- Peak
- #538 (1990)
- Babies in 2025
- 499
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, OH, MN
The verdict
Cleo is the more popular pick (#577 vs #587). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Cleo is a vintage name making a comeback, Mara is a steady, dependable choice.
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