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Chloe

Meaning
Young green shoot; blooming
Origin
Ancient Greek

Girl's name · #23 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Chloe reached its best rank, #9, in 2009 and remains near the top at #23 today. About 254,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Actress Candice Bergen and director Louis Malle chose the name for their daughter, Chloe Malle.

Across the states

See where Chloe is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Chloe is especially popular in Philippines, Australia (NSW), and Canada.

#7 in Philippines (2024) · #7 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #22 in Spain (2024) · #22 in Ireland (2025) · #24 in New Zealand (2025) · #28 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #34 in France (2025) · #41 in Ecuador (2025) · #41 in Belgium (2025) · #43 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #55 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #68 in N. Ireland (2025) and 9 more.

Famous Chloes

In stories & tradition

What Chloes become

Among 802 notable people named Chloe:

Entertainers appear 2.18× more often than among typical names — e.g. Chloë Grace Moretz, American actress (born 1997).

Twin names

Popular twin pairings with Chloe include Claire, Zoey, and Sophie for girls, and Connor, Caleb, and Christian for boys.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Khloe (#272), Chloe would rank around #14 with about 7,400 births last year — the newborns split about 84/16 between Chloe and Khloe.

Similar names: Khloe · Zoe · Claire · Maya · Penelope · Ariana

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