Fun Facts About the Name Cloe
- More than 3 thousand babies named Cloe: U.S. records list 3,927 babies given the name Cloe from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 boys received the name Cloe - about 1 boy for every 784 girls.
What Does the Name Cloe Mean?
Cloe is a variant spelling of Chloe. The name comes from the Greek word χλόη (chloē), which means "green shoot" or "young green growth." The Greek term is agricultural and refers to new plant growth; it is related to χλωρός (chlōros), meaning "pale green" or "greenish." In Greek religion, Chloe was used as an epithet of Demeter, the goddess of grain and harvest. Later symbolic readings often connect the name with blooming, spring, and verdure, but those are extensions of the literal meaning rather than separate etymologies. It is distinct from the similar-looking Cleo, which comes from a different Greek root.
Cloe Name History & Origins
Chloe is an ancient Greek name. It appears in Greek mythology as an epithet of Demeter, and in the Greek novel Daphnis and Chloe by Longus, usually dated to the second century CE, Chloe is the heroine. The literary work is a famous use of the name, not its earliest origin. The name also appears in the New Testament: in 1 Corinthians 1:11, Chloe is a woman in Corinth whose household reported divisions in the early Christian community to Paul. That reference shows the name was in use among early Christians. From Greek, the name passed into Latin as Chloe and then into modern European languages. The spelling Cloe is a simplified variant that omits the h; it shares the same Greek source and is not a separate name with a different etymology. In Spanish, the name is generally written Cloe, while English often uses Chloe; both forms have been used as given names.
How Popular is the Name Cloe?
Cloe recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2008. Its best rank was #914 in 2008.
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 | #2,758 | 62 | 0.0039% |
| 2024 | #2,772 | 61 | 0.0038% |
| 2023 | #2,901 | 58 | 0.0036% |
| 2022 | #3,041 | 54 | 0.0033% |
| 2021 | #3,403 | 46 | 0.0028% |
| 2020 | #3,191 | 49 | 0.0030% |
| 2019 | #4,184 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2018 | #4,019 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2017 | #3,255 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 2016 | #2,940 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 2015 | #3,223 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 2014 | #2,817 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 2013 | #2,774 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 2012 | #2,240 | 84 | 0.0048% |
| 2011 | #2,022 | 97 | 0.0055% |
| 2010 | #1,636 | 131 | 0.0074% |
| 2009 | #1,236 | 201 | 0.0109% |
| 2008 | #914 | 300 | 0.0159% |
| 2007 | #968 | 277 | 0.0144% |
| 2006 | #946 | 276 | 0.0145% |
| 2005 | #942 | 263 | 0.0142% |
| 2004 | #1,079 | 213 | 0.0116% |
| 2003 | #1,092 | 202 | 0.0111% |
| 2002 | #1,148 | 180 | 0.0100% |
| 2001 | #1,323 | 145 | 0.0081% |
| 2000 | #1,326 | 143 | 0.0079% |
| 1999 | #1,710 | 96 | 0.0054% |
| 1998 | #2,285 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 1997 | #2,667 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 1996 | #2,636 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 1995 | #3,163 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1994 | #5,774 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #4,422 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #4,403 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1991 | #3,842 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #5,339 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #8,916 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #12,191 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #10,091 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #11,286 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #10,991 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #5,811 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #5,704 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #4,115 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1940 | #3,267 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1939 | #3,193 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1937 | #2,768 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1936 | #4,307 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #4,327 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #4,401 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #4,331 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #3,985 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #2,326 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1930 | #2,718 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1929 | #3,188 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1927 | #4,396 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #3,630 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1924 | #3,451 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1923 | #2,956 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1922 | #3,724 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #3,205 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1920 | #4,044 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #3,049 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1918 | #2,705 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #2,119 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1916 | #4,014 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1915 | #3,188 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1911 | #1,816 | 8 | 0.0019% |
| 1910 | #2,487 | 5 | 0.0013% |
| 1904 | #1,277 | 9 | 0.0033% |
| 1903 | #1,852 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1901 | #1,730 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1896 | #1,446 | 6 | 0.0025% |
| 1895 | #1,069 | 10 | 0.0043% |
| 1894 | #1,530 | 5 | 0.0022% |
| 1893 | #1,310 | 6 | 0.0028% |
| 1892 | #1,495 | 5 | 0.0024% |
| 1890 | #1,116 | 7 | 0.0037% |
| 1889 | #1,042 | 7 | 0.0039% |
| 1888 | #1,057 | 7 | 0.0039% |
| 1886 | #1,138 | 5 | 0.0035% |
| 1883 | #950 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | #4,295 | 5 | 0.0005% |
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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