Girls' name · peaked in 2010
Chloe name popularity since 1925
252,020 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Chloe. Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Chloe is about 17 years old in 2026. Chloe peaked in 2010 as the #9 name for girls, and it ranked #23 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 252,020
- Named Chloe, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #23
- for girls in 2025 (6,203 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 251,668 girls · 352 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.00× its national share
Peak year is the year Chloe made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Chloe births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2009. Measured as a share of all babies, Chloe peaked in 2010.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Chloe became 4.1× more common, from 1 in 3,750 baby girls to 1 in 924.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Chloe's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Chloe.
Decade by decade
Babies named Chloe in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 332 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 778 | 0 | #805 |
| 1940s | 543 | 0 | #1,380 |
| 1950s | 296 | 0 | #2,163 |
| 1960s | 204 | 0 | #3,283 |
| 1970s | 645 | 0 | #1,531 |
| 1980s | 3,605 | 11 | #563 |
| 1990s | 25,858 | 20 | #136 |
| 2000s | 96,503 | 194 | #19 |
| 2010s | 85,316 | 107 | #17 |
| 2020–25 | 37,588 | 20 | #23 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
55.9% of babies named Chloe from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Chloe is most popular
The index compares Chloe's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Chloe.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.00× | 1,795 |
| Alaska | 1.69× | 633 |
| Utah | 1.60× | 3,439 |
| Florida | 1.53× | 13,942 |
| Hawaii | 1.51× | 1,188 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Chloe and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Chloe (this page) | 251,668 | 2010 |
| Khloe | 49,923 | 2010 |
| Cloe | 3,730 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Chloe's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Chloe.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Chloe (2010).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data