Chloris — girls' name

What the Data Says About Chloris

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Chloris between 1897 and 1969, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chloris currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chloris performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Chloris shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Iowa, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chloris in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chloris in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 230 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.