Girls' name · since 1897
Chloris
230 babies named Chloris in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,403 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 230
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Chloris is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 230 have been recorded since 1897.
Chloris has 230 recorded births among girls since 1897, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 1969.
- #18,403 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 230 born since 1897
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chloris ranks #18,403 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 230 born since 1897, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,403 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 230
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Chloris's 230 recorded births place it above 74.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Chloris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chloris's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1897, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chloris popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–1969
- Peak year (1915)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Chloris by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (103 births, 45% of the file).
1920s was Chloris's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Chloris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
69 births
- 1920s
1920s
103 births
- 1930s
1930s
42 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 103 births (45% of all-time use).
Chloris by state
Where Chloris concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 10 | 4.3% |
10 of 230 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chloris's data
- Chloris's decade-level peak was the 1920s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Chloriss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chloris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1897–1969 (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 Chloris 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.