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Clio

Clio is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Italy
US records 1880–2017
25 male / 646 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Clio

If you do not know Clio’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Clio,” in English, “Guten Tag Clio,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Clio,

German

Guten Tag Clio,

French

Bonjour Clio,

Spanish

Estimado/a Clio:

Chinese

Clio您好：

Japanese

Clio様

English

Hi Clio,

German

Hi Clio,

French

Salut Clio,

Spanish

Hola Clio,

Chinese

Clio你好：

Japanese

Clioさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Clio by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesuncommonwoman's name
Italyrarewoman's name

United States birth data

25 male · 646 female · 671 births recorded

Male ≈ 3.7%Female ≈ 96.3%

Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Clio a male or female name?

Clio is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Clio in an email?

If you do not know Clio’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Clio,” in English, “Guten Tag Clio,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Clio a unisex name?

Clio is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Clio a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/clio. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_clio,
  title  = {Is Clio a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/clio},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}