Girl’s name · Greek

Cloe

How to say it: KLOH-ee · /ˈkloʊi/

Simplified spelling of Chloe; from Greek 'khloe' meaning 'blooming' or 'young green shoot'. An epithet of Demeter.

Cloe was the 21st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 62 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
62born in 2025
#28projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
1 in 19chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Cloe
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#21
Babies born in 202562
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, 60 births

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

Its life, decade by decade

Cloe peaked in the 2000s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 119 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

In the classroom

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

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish.

In France: #37 for girls in 2025.

Famous people named Cloe

  • Cloe Elmo (1910–1962)Italian operatic contralto

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