Girls' name · since 1996

Kloey

Kloey has 1,660 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#9862
among girls today
1,660
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
44%
more common than other girls

1,660 babies have been named Kloey since 1996, making it today's #9862 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kloey has been recorded 1,660 times among girls since 1996, currently ranked #9862 nationally and more common than 44% 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 1996 to 2025.

  • #9862 among girls today
  • 1,660 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 44% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Kloey is currently the #9862 girls' name in America, more common than 44% of girls - 1,660 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#9862
among girls today
1,660
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
44%
more common than other girls

Kloey vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%44.3%
Kloey vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9862
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Kloey was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

152 babies were named Kloey in 2009 - its busiest year on record.

How Kloey compares

1,660 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,726 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

Kloey's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kloey Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,660 382 567,345
Peak-year births 152 48 19,840

Kloey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kloey's full recorded timeline at 2011, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 152 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kloey at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,660

Since 1996

30 years of records

Peak year

2009

152 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,862

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1996

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kloey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
152
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
-50050100150200 199620002004200820122016202020242025 13

Kloey by decade

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

2000s was Kloey's strongest decade.

867 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Kloey births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 867 births (52% of all-time use).

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

How Kloey 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 Kloey's total volume

Kloey vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Kloey vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 20406080100120 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 Kloey
Kloey vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Kloey by state

Where Kloey concentrates geographically, total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kloey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
115 6.9%
#2 California
81 4.9%
#3 Indiana
51 3.1%
#4 Missouri
44 2.7%
#5 Michigan
39 2.3%
#6 Florida
31 1.9%
#7 Illinois
29 1.7%
#8 Tennessee
28 1.7%
Texas share of Kloey's total US births 6.9%
Even split

115 of 1,660 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Kloey appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kloey?
Since 1996, Social Security records show 1,660 babies named Kloey. Today it holds rank #9862 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 152 births.
When was Kloey most popular?
Kloey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 867 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Kloey most popular?
The top states for the name Kloey are Texas (115 births), California (81 births), Indiana (51 births).
How long has the name Kloey been used?
Records for Kloey go back to 1996, giving 30 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kloey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kloe, Kloie, Klover, Kloee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kloey's data

  • Kloey's decade-level peak was the 2000s (867 total births); usage has since declined to 91 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Kloeys (115 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1996–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kloey: #9862 Girls' Name - 1,660 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kloey. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kloey 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 June 2026.