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I like it - it's short & cheerful. It's also on the rise in the UK and I can easily see it becoming popular, maybe with other people who like Chloe but think it's overused.

I love Cleo!! I think it's different and fun. I wish Leo for a boy wasn't so high on my list so that I could consider Cleo =)

I love Cleo, so pretty. Clio would obviate the inevitable 'is it short for Cleopatra' comments (or at least from people who'd seen it written down). Although, I actually like Cleopatra as well...

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eta I know of a little Cleo. Her father is a friend from university. I thought it was a great choice!

This message was edited 12/6/2016, 4:55 AM

I really like Cleo; it's unexpected but everyone knows how to say it and spell it (maybe you wouldn't get that so much with the variant Clio, though).

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I prefer it a million times over to Chloe; which I really dislike due to how popular it was when I was growing up (had about five in my class I think and they were all vile!)

I think the opposite! Cleo is back-to-the-1940s (I know a Cleone who must be about 70), and Chloe is timeless. What puts me off Chloe is not the datedness but the recent popularity! But I'd still use it happily as a mn.

I've actually really like Cleo for a long time, but have never really heard positive feedback about it. I personally would choose it over Chloe any day.

I love Cleo, though I prefer Clio. Both are certainly fresher than Chloe.

I LOVE the name Cleo. It's beautiful, under rated and will suit all ages well imo. A really gorgeous name.

I prefer Clio by miles.

I agree (names that start with Cl- usually sound energetic to me, and I think girls' names that end with an O sound are very fresh/current).

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I used to primarily associate it with Miss Cleo, the infomercial psychic from the 90s, which did give it a kitschy vibe imo, but I've warmed up to it a lot recently, because I like the history of Clio (muse of history and epic poetry) as well as the sound.

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My favorite combo for it so far is Clio Bernadette.

This message was edited 12/5/2016, 5:43 PM

I've fallen in love with the name Cleo recently. I used to see it as just a nickname for Cleopatra which seemed kitschy. But then I met one who spelled it Clio. Doing a little more digging, I found that Cleo / Clio is a name in its own right. Freed from the campy Cleopatra, my inner nerd was free to indulge in quirky, wonderful Cleo / Clio.

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All of that said, I'm a regular at another site and I'm seeing Cleo more and more. I think it's poised for a big jump in popularity, if that matters to you. It also works as a fun nickname for Clementine / Clementina.

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Stock combo: Clio Zinovia. I haven't found one I love with Cleo yet. Ideas? :0)

I think this name is cute, as I knew a little girl called Cleo, but I couldn't really imagine it on an adult.

I'm actually on the contrary there; I like Chloe wayyyyyyy better, I don't think it's dated at all! Cleo seems like a cat name to me...idk why. Probably because I used to have a family friend with a cat named Cleo. lol