Cleo vs Meera
Cleo and Meeracompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cleo was ranked #129 and Meera #1036 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Cleo was ranked #462 and Meera #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Cleo and Meera over time
Cleo and Meera appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Cleo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Meera in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Meera reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cleo in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Cleo rose about as far as Meera fell — from #671 and #594 in 1996 to #129 and #1036 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Cleo held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Meera in 1.
Highest recorded here: Cleo #129 in 2024, Meera #536 in 1997.
The order changed in 1998: Cleo moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #536 and #536; by 1998 that had become #589 and #955.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cleo #129, Meera #1036.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Cleo | Meera |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #273 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1036 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cleo has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Meera.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cleo
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #490 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2021–2023
Highest recorded position: #82 among girls in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2021–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Meera
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #594 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #536 among girls in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1036 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls