Girl nameCurrently #20 in the USSteady
Chloe
KLOH-ee//ˈkloʊi//
2 syllablesPeak year: 20095 lettersStarts with C
Meaning & origin
Blooming, verdant
Chloe comes from the Greek word for 'green shoot' or 'blooming', and was an epithet of the harvest goddess Demeter in her aspect overseeing new crops. It appears in the New Testament and became a widely loved modern classic, popular in both the UK and US since the 1990s.
Chloe's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Chloe |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 20 |
| 1881 | 14 |
| 1882 | 33 |
| 1883 | 19 |
| 1884 | 36 |
| 1885 | 34 |
| 1886 | 34 |
| 1887 | 41 |
| 1888 | 62 |
| 1889 | 64 |
| 1890 | 60 |
| 1891 | 48 |
| 1892 | 76 |
| 1893 | 76 |
| 1894 | 67 |
| 1895 | 73 |
| 1896 | 53 |
| 1897 | 50 |
| 1898 | 65 |
| 1899 | 54 |
| 1900 | 72 |
| 1901 | 37 |
| 1902 | 42 |
| 1903 | 56 |
| 1904 | 52 |
| 1905 | 42 |
| 1906 | 52 |
| 1907 | 43 |
| 1908 | 42 |
| 1909 | 40 |
| 1910 | 50 |
| 1911 | 69 |
| 1912 | 69 |
| 1913 | 70 |
| 1914 | 68 |
| 1915 | 119 |
| 1916 | 127 |
| 1917 | 104 |
| 1918 | 99 |
| 1919 | 75 |
| 1920 | 98 |
| 1921 | 92 |
| 1922 | 74 |
| 1923 | 72 |
| 1924 | 78 |
| 1925 | 62 |
| 1926 | 64 |
| 1927 | 67 |
| 1928 | 64 |
| 1929 | 75 |
| 1930 | 94 |
| 1931 | 60 |
| 1932 | 81 |
| 1933 | 73 |
| 1934 | 78 |
| 1935 | 71 |
| 1936 | 91 |
| 1937 | 83 |
| 1938 | 81 |
| 1939 | 66 |
| 1940 | 75 |
| 1941 | 78 |
| 1942 | 66 |
| 1943 | 68 |
| 1944 | 47 |
| 1945 | 34 |
| 1946 | 57 |
| 1947 | 49 |
| 1948 | 38 |
| 1949 | 31 |
| 1950 | 37 |
| 1951 | 38 |
| 1952 | 26 |
| 1953 | 42 |
| 1954 | 30 |
| 1955 | 25 |
| 1956 | 24 |
| 1957 | 19 |
| 1958 | 17 |
| 1959 | 38 |
| 1960 | 21 |
| 1961 | 17 |
| 1962 | 24 |
| 1963 | 21 |
| 1964 | 22 |
| 1965 | 15 |
| 1966 | 15 |
| 1967 | 19 |
| 1968 | 23 |
| 1969 | 27 |
| 1970 | 25 |
| 1971 | 29 |
| 1972 | 30 |
| 1973 | 46 |
| 1974 | 52 |
| 1975 | 66 |
| 1976 | 85 |
| 1977 | 93 |
| 1978 | 118 |
| 1979 | 100 |
| 1980 | 139 |
| 1981 | 130 |
| 1982 | 183 |
| 1983 | 182 |
| 1984 | 309 |
| 1985 | 351 |
| 1986 | 466 |
| 1987 | 507 |
| 1988 | 475 |
| 1989 | 874 |
| 1990 | 1,371 |
| 1991 | 1,671 |
| 1992 | 1,893 |
| 1993 | 1,957 |
| 1994 | 2,079 |
| 1995 | 2,332 |
| 1996 | 2,786 |
| 1997 | 3,015 |
| 1998 | 3,800 |
| 1999 | 4,972 |
| 2000 | 7,105 |
| 2001 | 8,190 |
| 2002 | 8,919 |
| 2003 | 9,093 |
| 2004 | 8,796 |
| 2005 | 9,612 |
| 2006 | 10,419 |
| 2007 | 10,775 |
| 2008 | 11,850 |
| 2009 | 11,932 |
| 2010 | 11,776 |
| 2011 | 11,019 |
| 2012 | 9,685 |
| 2013 | 8,813 |
| 2014 | 8,568 |
| 2015 | 7,960 |
| 2016 | 7,494 |
| 2017 | 6,989 |
| 2018 | 6,684 |
| 2019 | 6,419 |
| 2020 | 6,151 |
| 2021 | 6,350 |
| 2022 | 6,476 |
| 2023 | 5,987 |
| 2024 | 6,385 |
Chloe through the decades
- Chloe peaked in 2009, when 11,932 babies were named Chloe in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Chloe has fallen 36% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Chloe currently ranks #20 in the US and is holding steady.
Nicknames
Chloe
Variants & spellings
KhloeCloe
Famous people named Chloe
- Chloë Sevigny — actress