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Cleopatra
Pronounced /kliːoʊˈpætɹə/
Rank in 2024
#3,490
Born in 2024
45
Peak year
1974 · #1754
Origin
Ancient Greek
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 45 girls were named Cleopatra, about 1 in every 35,849.
- It peaked in 1974 with 52 babies, ranked #1754.
- It first shows up in the records in 1889.
- 2,441 girls have been named Cleopatra since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Cleopatra per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 548 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Silent: 353 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 243 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 292 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 262 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 292 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 406 babies, 0.02 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Middle English Cleopatra, from Latin Cleopatra, from Ancient Greek Κλεοπάτρα (Kleopátra), meaning "glory of her father", from κλέος (kléos, “glory”) + πατήρ (patḗr, “father”).
- A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BCE); last of the Ptolemy line.
- (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /kliːoʊˈpætɹə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Cleopatra, CC BY-SA 4.0.