US rank #12195 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,913 births

Cloey — #12195 US girls' name

1,913 babies named Cloey in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61990s1322000s13312010s3972020s47
#12195
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 31% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Cloey was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

183 babies were named Cloey in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cloey

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,913 babies named Cloey between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cloey currently holds the #12195 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 183 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cloey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,331 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cloey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 106 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Cloey in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cloey 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 1,913 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.

Cloey at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,913

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2008

183 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,195

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cloey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
183
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Cloey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,331 births that decade — 70% of Cloey's all-time total
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Cloey by state

Where Cloey concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cloey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
106 5.5%
#2 Texas
105 5.5%
#3 North Carolina
64 3.3%
#4 Ohio
64 3.3%
#5 Tennessee
45 2.4%
#6 Florida
44 2.3%
#7 Indiana
43 2.2%
#8 Georgia
37 1.9%
California share of Cloey's total US births 5.5%
Even split

106 of 1,913 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Cloey appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cloey?
1,913 babies have been named Cloey since 1915. It currently ranks #12195 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 183 births.
When was Cloey most popular?
Cloey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,331 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Cloey most popular?
The top states for the name Cloey are California (106 births), Texas (105 births), North Carolina (64 births).
How long has the name Cloey been used?
Cloey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cloey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clover, Cloe, Clora, Clorinda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.