girls' name ★ peaked 2009

Chloe

Meaning blooming Gender Girl Rank 2025 #23 Trend → Stable

Chloe, also spelled Chloë, Chlöe, or Chloé, is a feminine name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek.

Rank 2025
#23
among girls · ↓3 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
6,210
named Chloe · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 259
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
11,936 babies
All-time total
254,741
#162 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Chloe popularity over time

254,741 babies have been named Chloe since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 357 – 357 36 – #301
1890s 622 – 622 62 +74% #311
1900s 478 – 478 48 -23% #390
1910s 850 – 850 85 +78% #496
1920s 746 – 746 75 -12% #730
1930s 778 – 778 78 +4% #700
1940s 543 – 543 54 -30% #816
1950s 296 – 296 30 -45% #1,508
1960s 204 – 204 20 -31% #2,472
1970s 645 – 645 65 +216% #1,097
1980s 3,605 11 3,616 362 +461% #302
1990s 25,858 20 25,878 2,588 +616% #63
2000s 96,503 194 96,697 9,670 +274% #9
2010s 85,316 107 85,423 8,542 -12% #9
2020s (to 2025) 37,588 20 37,608 6,268 -27% #19

Where Chloe is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 6,204 3.86 #23
2027 6,205 3.86 #23
2028 6,206 3.86 #23
2029 6,206 3.86 #23
2030 6,207 3.86 #23

Where Chloe is most popular

Girls named Chloe per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 3.87 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Hawaii, and Vermont.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Chloe born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 121 10.2 +163%
Hawaii 116 10.1 +161%
Vermont 45 9.28 +140%
Rhode Island 105 8.39 +116%
Maine 120 7.76 +100%
Massachusetts 916 7.58 +96%
Wyoming 30 7.04 +82%
Alaska 60 6.97 +80%
Delaware 79 6.96 +80%
Connecticut 403 6.93 +79%
North Dakota 86 6.54 +69%
Utah 522 6.27 +62%
New Hampshire 115 6.23 +61%
New Jersey 1,124 6.23 +61%
New York 2,314 5.84 +51%
Maryland 612 5.78 +49%
Florida 2,437 5.70 +47%
Mississippi 252 5.39 +39%
Louisiana 467 5.34 +38%
Idaho 176 5.26 +36%
Washington 735 5.09 +31%
Virginia 861 5.05 +30%
South Dakota 72 5.04 +30%
Georgia 1,115 4.91 +27%
Nevada 227 4.89 +26%
Nebraska 175 4.87 +26%
Illinois 1,105 4.83 +25%
South Carolina 422 4.69 +21%
Montana 63 4.65 +20%
Pennsylvania 1,098 4.64 +20%
Wisconsin 477 4.63 +20%
Kansas 267 4.63 +19%
California 3,877 4.61 +19%
Alabama 432 4.60 +19%
New Mexico 111 4.56 +18%
Iowa 261 4.47 +15%
North Carolina 996 4.37 +13%
Tennessee 682 4.31 +11%
Oregon 280 4.30 +11%
Colorado 478 4.28 +11%
Ohio 1,011 4.26 +10%
Minnesota 452 4.19 +8%
Michigan 758 4.16 +7%
Missouri 497 4.12 +6%
Kentucky 351 4.10 +6%
West Virginia 107 4.08 +5%
Oklahoma 300 4.08 +5%
Indiana 567 4.04 ≈ national
Arizona 543 3.87 ≈ national
Arkansas 201 3.80 ≈ national
Texas 2,800 3.48 -10%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Chloe

Chloe is a top-50 name for girls in the United States, ranked #23 in 2025 with 6,203 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 254,741 American babies have been named Chloe. Its peak came in 2009, when 11,936 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Chloe stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Chloe?

The median living Chloe is about 16 years old; half are between 9 and 22. An estimated 249 thousand people named Chloe are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Chloe year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 6,203 #23 7 #9,893
2024 6,406 #20 – –
2023 5,997 #26 – –
2022 6,482 #19 – –
2021 6,347 #25 7 #9,918
2020 6,153 #25 6 #10,857
2019 6,414 #24 8 #9,050
2018 6,679 #25 7 #9,867
2017 6,982 #22 8 #9,008
2016 7,484 #20 13 #6,425
2015 7,950 #17 10 #7,586
2014 8,562 #18 6 #10,976
2013 8,801 #14 15 #5,713
2012 9,672 #11 15 #5,765
2011 11,007 #10 12 #6,660
2010 11,765 #9 13 #6,414
2009 11,922 #9 14 #6,154
2008 11,836 #10 15 #5,814
2007 10,759 #16 16 #5,475
2006 10,404 #18 16 #5,344
2005 9,598 #19 14 #5,621
2004 8,729 #23 67 #1,836
2003 9,082 #24 11 #6,328
2002 8,902 #25 17 #4,534
2001 8,177 #30 13 #5,427
2000 7,094 #38 11 #5,979
1995 2,332 #136 – –
1990 1,371 #212 – –
1985 351 #563 – –
1980 139 #1,031 – –
1975 66 #1,531 – –
1970 25 #2,793 – –
1965 15 #3,283 – –
1960 21 #2,660 – –
1955 25 #2,163 – –
1950 37 #1,530 – –
1945 34 #1,380 – –
1940 75 #820 – –
1935 71 #805 – –
1930 94 #719 – –
1925 62 #947 – –
1920 98 #730 – –
1915 119 #600 – –
1910 50 #586 – –
1905 42 #530 – –
1900 72 #390 – –
1895 73 #334 – –
1890 60 #326 – –
1885 34 #342 – –
1880 20 #367 – –

Famous people named Chloe

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Chloe Kim Chloe Kim American snowboarder (born 2000) Contemporary
  2. 2 Chloe Bennet Chloe Bennet American actress, model and singer (born 1992) Contemporary
  3. 3 Chloe Bridges Chloe Bridges American actress (born 1991) Contemporary
  4. 4 Chloe Webb Chloe Webb American actress (born 1956) Contemporary
  5. 5 Chloe Jones Chloe Jones American actress 1975–2005 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Chloe Esposito Australian modern pentathlete b. 1991 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Chloe, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Chloe?

The median living Chloe is about 16 years old. Half of all living Chloes are between 9 and 22 years old.

How many people named Chloe are alive today?

An estimated 249 thousand people named Chloe are alive in the United States, based on 254,741 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Chloe mean?

Chloe, also spelled Chloë, Chlöe, or Chloé, is a feminine name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek.

How popular is the name Chloe in 2025?

Chloe ranked #23 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 6,203 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Chloe?

254,741 babies have been named Chloe in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Chloe most popular?

Chloe peaked in 2009, when 11,936 newborns received the name.

Is Chloe a boy or girl name?

Chloe is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Chloe rising or falling?

Chloe is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Chloe become more popular?

Chloe looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 6,207 girls named Chloe in 2030, ranking around #23. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Chloe?

Well-known people named Chloe include Chloe Kim (athlete), Chloe Bennet (actor), Chloe Bridges (actor).

Names like Chloe

Names that sound and feel close to Chloe: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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