Fun Facts About the Name Chole
- More than 2 thousand babies named Chole: U.S. records list 2,019 babies given the name Chole from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Chole Mean?
Chole is generally treated as a variant spelling of the Greek name Chloe, and its meaning comes from that name: "young green shoot" or "blooming." The source is the ancient Greek noun chlóē (χλόη), which names the first tender shoots of a plant or fresh grass. It is related to chlōrós (χλωρός), "pale green, greenish-yellow." The literal picture is new spring growth; the broader sense of "blooming" or "flourishing" is a customary extension of that image rather than a second root. The spelling Chole transposes the letters of Chloe, placing the l after the o, but leaves the sound of the name unchanged.
Chole Name History & Origins
Chloe is the Latin and English form of Greek Chlóē. In Greek religion the word was used as a title of the goddess Demeter, and Athenian worship included a shrine of Demeter Chloe. The name also appears in the New Testament: Paul, writing to the church at Corinth in the first century, refers to "the household of Chloe" (1 Corinthians 1:11). That biblical mention helped carry the name into Christian use, and it is found in English records from the 1600s, when biblical names were widely favored. A separate literary thread is the Greek romance Daphnis and Chloe, attributed to Longus and composed in the second century AD, which kept the name familiar to later readers.
The spelling Chole is a later variant of Chloe rather than a distinct ancient name; it is used as a personal name in English-speaking countries. The same spelling also occurs as a surname and in place names, and in those uses it generally has no connection to the Greek name.
How Popular is the Name Chole?
Chole has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #2,091 in 2009.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,088 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 2024 | #3,578 | 43 | 0.0027% |
| 2023 | #3,600 | 43 | 0.0027% |
| 2022 | #3,611 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 2021 | #3,401 | 46 | 0.0028% |
| 2020 | #3,065 | 52 | 0.0032% |
| 2019 | #3,806 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 2018 | #2,692 | 64 | 0.0038% |
| 2017 | #3,497 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2016 | #3,533 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2015 | #3,035 | 56 | 0.0031% |
| 2014 | #2,378 | 77 | 0.0043% |
| 2013 | #3,050 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 2012 | #2,661 | 67 | 0.0038% |
| 2011 | #2,593 | 69 | 0.0039% |
| 2010 | #2,430 | 77 | 0.0043% |
| 2009 | #2,091 | 97 | 0.0053% |
| 2008 | #2,159 | 93 | 0.0049% |
| 2007 | #2,492 | 75 | 0.0039% |
| 2006 | #2,710 | 66 | 0.0035% |
| 2005 | #2,558 | 67 | 0.0036% |
| 2004 | #2,451 | 69 | 0.0038% |
| 2003 | #2,094 | 84 | 0.0046% |
| 2002 | #2,205 | 75 | 0.0042% |
| 2001 | #2,414 | 65 | 0.0036% |
| 2000 | #2,126 | 76 | 0.0042% |
| 1999 | #3,331 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1998 | #3,362 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1997 | #4,540 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #3,308 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1995 | #4,118 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1994 | #2,597 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 1993 | #4,862 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #3,281 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1991 | #3,045 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1990 | #4,267 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1989 | #4,269 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1988 | #6,349 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #5,116 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #7,890 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #9,520 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #8,331 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #10,703 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #10,677 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Chole Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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