Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2008

Cloe

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,758 Trend ↑ Rising 59%

A female given name from Ancient Greek, an alternative spelling of Chloe.

Rank 2025
#2,758
among girls · ↑24 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
62
named Cloe · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,924
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
300 babies
All-time total
3,927
#3,029 all-time among girls
First recorded
1883
in Social Security records

Cloe popularity over time

3,927 babies have been named Cloe since 1883, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 24 – 24 2 – #950
1890s 39 – 39 4 +63% #1,069
1900s 19 – 19 2 -51% #1,277
1910s 65 5 70 7 +268% #1,816
1920s 68 – 68 7 -3% #2,956
1930s 68 – 68 7 0% #2,326
1940s 14 – 14 1 -79% #3,267
1950s 10 – 10 1 -29% #5,703
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 29 – 29 3 – #8,916
1990s 394 – 394 39 +1259% #1,710
2000s 2,200 – 2,200 220 +458% #914
2010s 662 – 662 66 -70% #1,636
2020s (to 2025) 330 – 330 55 -17% #2,758

Where Cloe 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 67 0.04 outside top 500
2027 72 0.04 outside top 500
2028 76 0.05 outside top 500
2029 80 0.05 outside top 500
2030 84 0.05 outside top 500

The story of Cloe

Cloe is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,758 in 2025 with 62 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1883, 3,927 American babies have been named Cloe. Its peak came in 2008, when 300 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 Cloe stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cloe?

The median living Cloe is about 19 years old; half are between 15 and 23. An estimated 3,600 people named Cloe are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

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

Cloe 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 62 #2,758 – –
2024 61 #2,782 – –
2023 58 #2,905 – –
2022 54 #3,045 – –
2021 46 #3,403 – –
2020 49 #3,192 – –
2019 34 #4,186 – –
2018 36 #4,019 – –
2017 49 #3,258 – –
2016 57 #2,940 – –
2015 51 #3,224 – –
2014 61 #2,817 – –
2013 62 #2,776 – –
2012 84 #2,242 – –
2011 97 #2,022 – –
2010 131 #1,636 – –
2009 201 #1,236 – –
2008 300 #914 – –
2007 277 #968 – –
2006 276 #946 – –
2005 263 #942 – –
2004 213 #1,079 – –
2003 202 #1,092 – –
2002 180 #1,148 – –
2001 145 #1,323 – –
2000 143 #1,326 – –
1995 36 #3,163 – –
1990 17 #5,339 – –
1985 5 #10,990 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 6 #4,115 – –
1940 8 #3,267 – –
1935 5 #4,327 – –
1930 11 #2,718 – –
1925 – – – –
1920 7 #4,044 – –
1915 8 #3,188 – –
1910 5 #2,487 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 10 #1,069 – –
1890 7 #1,116 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Cloe?

The median living Cloe is about 19 years old. Half of all living Cloes are between 15 and 23 years old.

How many people named Cloe are alive today?

An estimated 3,600 people named Cloe are alive in the United States, based on 3,927 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Cloe mean?

A female given name from Ancient Greek, an alternative spelling of Chloe.

How popular is the name Cloe in 2025?

Cloe ranked #2,758 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 62 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cloe?

3,927 babies have been named Cloe in the United States since 1883, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cloe most popular?

Cloe peaked in 2008, when 300 newborns received the name.

Is Cloe a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Cloe rising or falling?

Cloe has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Cloe become more popular?

Cloe is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 84 girls named Cloe in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Cloe

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