Chloe

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Chloé in IT Italy, SE Sweden and Chlo in IN India.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 18 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Chloe is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Catalan given name15K records spelled Chloe2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain

  Also written Chloé

• a separate given name5.1K records spelled Chloe8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Belgium

  Also written Chloé, Chloë, Chlöe, Chlöé, Chloe͏̈

• a separate given name607 records spelled Chloe4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada

  Also written Chloé, Chloë, C̥h̥l̥o̥é̥

• Amharic given name154 records spelled Chloe2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Belgium

  Also written Chloé

54 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Chloe is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• The Greek name Chloe (Χλόη) means "a young green shoot" or "blooming," referring to new plant growth in the spring.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• Pronounced ‘khloh-ee’: from the Late Greek name Khioé, originally used in the classical period as an epithet of the ‘CHRISTABEL fertility goddess Demeter. It may be indirectly connected with Chloris. A person of this name receives a fleeting mention in the New Testament (1

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, A female given name from Ancient Greek.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Swedish, Chloe (Chloé) är från början ett grekiskt namn som betyder ’ung grönska; ung flicka’. Namnet är hämtat från den grekiska mytologin och finns även i dikten Daphnis och Chloë (200-talet). Det har använts i diktning med antika motiv genom tiderna och nämns även i Bibeln (Första Korinthierbrevet). Det moderna bruket i Sverige kommer sig troligen av att namnet idag är populärt i engelskspråkiga länder.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• In English, chlorine

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Toni Morrisonb. 1931USnot in their usual nameAfrican American novelist, essayist, and academic (1931–2019)
• Chloe Jonesb. 1975USAmerican pornographic actress and model (1975–2005)
• Lily Jamesb. 1989GBnot in their usual nameEnglish actress (born 1989)
• Chloe Bridgesb. 1991USAmerican actress
• Chloe Bennetb. 1992USAmerican actress and singer
• Chloe Baileyb. 1998USAmerican singer and actress
• Chloe Kellyb. 1998GBEnglish association football player
• Chloe Kimb. 2000USAmerican snowboarder
• Chloe Eastb. 2001USAmerican actress and dancer (born 2001)
• Chloe Colemanb. 2008USAmerican actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,191 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Chloe?

We estimate roughly 384 thousand people bear Chloe (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Chloe have the most bearers?

We estimate about 200 thousand people bear Chloe in the United States, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled chloe.

Where is Chloe most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Chloe is densest in France — about 1 in 427 people — even though United States holds more of our records for it.

How common is Chloe compared with other names?

In Ireland, Chloe is the 59th most common given name of 13,994 given names recorded there.

Is Chloe a male or female name?

Chloe is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Chloe mean?

Recorded meaning: Chloe is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning "young green shoot" or "blooming."