The story behind Chloe
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χλόη (khlóē, “young green shoot”), an epithet of goddess Demeter.
Other language forms and explanations (2)
Polish entry
Learned borrowing from Latin Chloē.
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from English Chloe.
Pronunciation
Canada, General-American: /ˈkloʊ.i/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkləʊ.i/
- Australia: /ˈkləʉ.i/
- New-Zealand: /ˈklɐʉ.i/
- Polish: /ˈxlɔ.ɛ/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈklowi/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈk̠loː.wɪ]
Popularity
Chloe ranked #23 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- same syllable count
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Charlie
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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Chloé
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends É
- same syllable count
- similar length
Claire
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Chloe
Abby
Borrowed from English Abby in the 20th century. Borrowed from English Abby.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdiasz
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abel
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Chloe
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abby
Borrowed from English Abby in the 20th century. Borrowed from English Abby.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length