Girls' name · since 1888
Chloa
Chloa has 43 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,644 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Chloa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 43 have been recorded since 1888.
Social Security Administration records show Chloa recorded 43 times among girls since 1888, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1918.
- #36,644 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 43 born since 1888
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chloa ranks #36,644 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1888, peaking in the 1910s.
- #36,644 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Chloa's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chloa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chloa splits its recorded history at 1900: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chloa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1918
- Peak year (1918)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Chloa by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (21 births, 49% of the file).
1910s was Chloa's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Chloa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s
1890s
12 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 21 births (49% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chloa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1888–1918 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chloa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.