Girls' name · since 1991

Kloe

Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 3,300 babies named Kloe, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,391 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,132 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,300
born since 1991
2000s
peak decade

Kloe currently ranks #4132 among girls' names in America, with 3,300 babies recorded since 1991.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kloe has been recorded 3,300 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #4132 nationally and more common than 76% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.

  • #3,391 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,132 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,300 born since 1991
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kloe ranks #3,391 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,132 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,300 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.

#3,391 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,132 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,300
born since 1991
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%76.1%
Kloe vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Kloe's 3,300 recorded births place it above 95.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

29 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Kloe compares

3,300 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Kloe's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kloe Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,300 376 567,345
Peak-year births 267 21 19,840

Kloe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kloe splits its recorded history at 2009: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 267 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kloe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
267
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
0100200300 19911997200220072012201720222025 35

Kloe by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (1,575 births, 48% of the file).

2000s was Kloe's strongest decade.

1,575 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Kloe births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,575 births (48% of all-time use).

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

How Kloe 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 Kloe's total volume

Kloe 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 -111, 9.5%-79, 5.8%-58, 5.4%-67, 12.3%-79, 6.9%-28, 6.1%-79, 4.9%-136, 3.1%-48, 8.3%-142, 5.9%-123, 1.9%-62, 3.7%-55, 4.4%-145, 3.4%-55, 4.5%Kloe-35, 8.1%Kloe
Kloe vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Kloe by state

Where Kloe concentrates geographically, total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kloe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
344 10.4%
#2 California
239 7.2%
#3 Florida
126 3.8%
#4 Ohio
112 3.4%
#5 Indiana
94 2.8%
#6 Tennessee
87 2.6%
#7 Oklahoma
72 2.2%
#8 Missouri
62 1.9%
Texas share of Kloe's total US births 10.4%
Even split

344 of 3,300 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Kloe appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kloe?
3,300 babies have been named Kloe since 1991. All-time, it sits at #3,391 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,132 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 267 births.
Where does Kloe sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kloe ranks #3,391 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,132 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 Kloe most popular?
Kloe was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,575 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Kloe most popular?
The top states for the name Kloe are Texas (344 births), California (239 births), Florida (126 births).
How long has the name Kloe been used?
Kloe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 35 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kloe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kloey, Kloie, Klover, Kloee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kloe's data

  • Kloe's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,575 total births); usage has since declined to 268 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Kloes (344 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 Kloe

Nearby Names Like Kloe

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kloe: 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, 1991–2025 (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 Kloe 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.