Girl’s name · Greek

Chloe

How to say it: KLOH-ee · /ˈkloʊi/

From Greek Khloe meaning 'blooming' or 'young green shoot'; an epithet of the goddess Demeter.

Chloe was the 21st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 6,203 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 33% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #28 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#21for girls in 2025
1 in 443US babies
6,203born in 2025
#28projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
1 in 19chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Chloe
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#21
Babies born in 20256,203
Share of births1 in 443
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years−33%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#28
In France, 2025#37 among girls’ names, 1,315 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

At its height in the 2000s, Chloe remains close to that level and well used, ranked #21. Softening seems probable ahead.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 5,214 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Soft yet crisp, Chloe feels gentle with a hint of nature and biblical roots. Lily echoes its style.

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Chloe is about 1 in 19.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Welsh.

In France: #37 for girls in 2025.

England and Wales: #89. Ireland: #22.

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