Girls' name · since 1883

Cloe

Since 1883, U.S. Social Security records show 3,922 babies named Cloe, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,029 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,752 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,922
born since 1883
2000s
peak decade

3,922 babies have been named Cloe since 1883, making it today's #2752 girls' name.

Cloe has 3,922 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2752 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.

  • #3,029 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,752 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,922 born since 1883
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cloe ranks #3,029 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,752 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,922 born since 1883, peaking in the 2000s.

#3,029 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,752 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,922
born since 1883
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%84%
Cloe vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Cloe's 3,922 recorded births place it above 95.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

35 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Cloe compares

3,922 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Cloe's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Cloe Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,922 376 567,345
Peak-year births 300 21 19,840

Cloe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Cloe's full recorded timeline at 1985, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 300 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Cloe popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
300
Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
0100200300400 188319031922193519881999201020212025 62

Cloe popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 1918 (Cloe as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1918 5

Cloe by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (2,200 births, 56% of the file).

2000s was Cloe's strongest decade.

2,200 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Cloe births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,200 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Cloe compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cloe's total volume

Cloe vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -63, 4.5%-71, 3.1%-78, 4.6%-42, 5.1%-145, 2.9%-90, 2.7%-24, 14.1%-56, 8.7%-146, 1.8%-45, 4.8%-57, 4.7%-68, 4.6%-57, 8.4%-75, 4.1%-59, 6.2%Cloe-143, 7.6%Cloe
Cloe vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Cloe by state

Where Cloe concentrates geographically, total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cloe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
342 8.7%
#2 California
299 7.6%
#3 Florida
179 4.6%
#4 Ohio
114 2.9%
#5 Michigan
93 2.4%
#6 New York
91 2.3%
#7 Illinois
85 2.2%
#8 Tennessee
77 2.0%
Texas share of Cloe's total US births 8.7%
Even split

342 of 3,922 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Cloe appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cloe?
Cloe has been given to 3,922 babies in the U.S. since 1883, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,029 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #2,752 of 17,297. 300 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Cloe sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cloe ranks #3,029 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,752 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cloe most popular?
Cloe was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,200 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Cloe most popular?
The top states for the name Cloe are Texas (342 births), California (299 births), Florida (179 births).
How long has the name Cloe been used?
Records for Cloe go back to 1883, giving 143 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Cloe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clover, Cloey, Clora, Clorinda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Cloe's data

  • Cloe's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,200 total births); usage has since declined to 330 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Cloes (342 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cloe

Nearby Names Like Cloe

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cloe

Names with a similar popularity rank to Cloe

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cloe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1883–2025 (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 Cloe 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.