Chloe

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning green shoot, blooming.

Babies a year
6,920
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#23
down from #20
UK popularity
#89
521 babies · down from #72

How Chloe has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2025. Lower is more popular.
#13#22#30201520202025#23

View as table
YearUS rank
2015#17
2016#20
2017#22
2018#25
2019#24
2020#26
2021#25
2022#18
2023#26
2024#20
2025#23

Chloe by the numbers

In 2025, 521 babies in England and Wales were named Chloe. In the US, 6,920 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.

Its American peak was 11,906 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

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Chloe as a share of American babies born, 1880 to 2008, at five year intervals. Source: US Social Security Administration.

Names that come from Chloe

Forms of Chloe in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Khloiegreen shoot; a spelling variant of Chloe36 in the US (2017)
  • Kloeegreen shoot; verdant; a form of Chloe11 in the US (2017)
  • Khloeigreen shoot or verdant; a form of Chloe9 in the US (2017)
  • Kleliafamous glory; a form of Chloe4 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Chloe. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Chloeegreen shoot; a spelling variant of Chloe51 in the US (2017)
  • Cloeblooming or green shoot; variant of Chloe48 in the US (2017)
  • Chloiegreen shoot; a variant of Chloe36 in the US (2017)
  • Chlogreen shoot or verdant; form of Chloe8 in the US (2017)
  • Chloey28 in the US (2017)
  • Chaseto hunt; one who hunts4,207 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Chloe

Names that are said the same way as Chloe, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Khloegreen shoot or verdant; a spelling variant of Chloe2,143 in the US (2017)
  • Khloeegreen shoot or young plant; a form of Chloe79 in the US (2017)
  • Kloegreen shoot, verdant; a spelling variant of Chloe66 in the US (2017)
  • Kloeyblooming flower; a form of Chloe29 in the US (2017)
  • Khloeygreen shoot; a form of Chloe24 in the US (2017)
  • Cloeyblooming flower; variant of Chloe22 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a flower

Like Chloe, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
  • Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Florenceflourishing, in bloom1,924 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean green

Like Chloe, each of these has green in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Esmeraldaemerald; the precious green stone815 in the US (2017)
  • Rayanwatered; verdant or irrigated land291 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Denverfrom Denafær, green valley488 in the US (2017)
  • Emeraldthe green gemstone278 in the US (2017)
  • Kholegreen shoot or young plant; a spelling variant of Chloe43 in the US (2017)
  • Cholegreen shoot; a spelling variant of Chloe42 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Chloe

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