Cleta
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning illustrious; feminine form of Cletus.
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Cleta by the numbers
Its American peak was 136 babies in 1935, making it a 1930s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cleta. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Cleafame; short form of Cleopatra7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Clarabright, clear610 in England and Wales (2025)
- Celenamoon goddess; a variant of Selena36 in the US (2017)
- Caelafair; a form of Caoimhe or Kayla9 in the US (2017)
- Colettalittle coal or victory of the people7 in the US (2017)
- Cletusfamous, called forth6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Cleta, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Cleta
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