How Many People Are Named Chloe?
An estimated 241,043 people in the United States have the first name Chloe. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #215 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Chloe peaked in popularity in 2009 with 11,932 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chloe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chloe paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Chloe is overwhelmingly female, 345 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Chloe is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
241,043
About 1 in 1,422 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2009
11,932 births
Total Registered
248,457
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chloe
Chloe is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 248,457 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Chloe as a male name
Ranked #9,910 in 2021
7 male births in 2021
Peak: 2004 (67 births)
Chloe as a female name
Ranked #20 in 2024
6,385 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (11,918 births)
Chloe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chloe span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 96,691 babies were registered. While Chloe is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Chloe by Decade
How has Chloe tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chloe by State
Birth registrations for Chloe span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Delaware. On average, about 4,773 Chloes were registered per state.
Chloe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chloe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chloe
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Chloe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chloe?
We estimate approximately 241,043 people named Chloe are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,422 Americans share this first name.
Is Chloe a common name?
Chloe is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 248,457 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chloe most popular?
Chloe reached peak popularity in 2009, when 11,932 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chloe is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chloe a female name?
Chloe is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chloe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chloe Smith, Chloe Johnson, Chloe Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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