Cloey
Cloey was the 15428th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1340th with 183 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 9,729 places. More babies were named Cloey in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Chloe) young green shoot · Ancient Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #15,428 girls, down 5,712 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008183 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,918babies recorded
What does the name Cloey mean?
Cloey is a spelling of Chloe, pronounced the same way, so it shares Chloe's meaning and origin.
Chloe is Greek for a young green shoot. It was a title of the goddess Demeter, who was linked with crops. Chloe is also a minor figure in the New Testament; the Wycliffite Bible of 1395 spells her name Cloe.
χλόη (Ancient Greek, “young green shoot”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: Greek names.
Cloey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,428 | 5 |
| 2020 | #9,716 | 10 |
| 2010 | #2,014 | 99 |
| 2000 | #2,002 | 83 |
| 1990 | #13,413 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cloey, counting every spelling?
Cloey is a spelling of Chloe, a name family that ranked #20 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #15,428 for Cloey on its own. Together these spellings went to 7,357 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chloe | 6,203 | #23 | 31,435 |
| Khloe | 1,149 | #272 | 7,143 |
| Cloey | 5 | #15,428 | 42 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cloey?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cloey (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cloey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cloey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cloey?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Cloey are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 17 and 23. That makes Cloey mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cloey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cloey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cloey
What does Cloey mean?
Cloey is a spelling of Chloe, which means “young green shoot” (Ancient Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Cloey?
Cloey was the 15428th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1340th with 183 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 9,729 places. More babies were named Cloey in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Cloey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cloey in the US.