Girls' name · since 1885
Chlora
Since 1885, U.S. Social Security records show 186 babies named Chlora, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,542 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 186
- born since 1885
- 1890s
- peak decade
Chlora is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 186 have been recorded since 1885.
Social Security Administration records show Chlora recorded 186 times among girls since 1885, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1890s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1942.
- #20,542 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 186 born since 1885
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chlora ranks #20,542 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 186 born since 1885, peaking in the 1890s.
- #20,542 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 186
- born since 1885
- 1890s
- peak decade
Chlora's 186 recorded births place it above 71.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chlora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chlora splits its recorded history at 1910: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chlora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1942
- Peak year (1921)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Chlora by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (51 births, 27% of the file).
1890s was Chlora's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Chlora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 16
1880s
16 births
- 1890s
1890s
51 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
46 births
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 51 births (27% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chlora's data
- Chlora's decade-level peak was the 1890s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chlora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1885–1942 (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 Chlora 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.