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Origin & history of Clea1
Modern American roots
Clea comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Glory of the father.
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How popular is Clea?
2022
peak year
The name Clea reached its peak in 2022, with 26 registrations (ranked #5053). The name has actually been around since 1914 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #7247) today, averaging about 17 new babies per year. Clea has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 805 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
26
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,053)
(ranked #5,053)
17
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
170
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
805
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Clea3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
C3
L3
E5
A1
Sum: 12 → Life path 3
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Personality of Clea✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
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Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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Names that combine with CleaSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Clea.
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