| Cassandra | Chloe | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Shining upon men | Green shoot; blooming |
| Origin | Greek | greek |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | kuh-SAN-druh | KLOH-ee |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1902 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 1990 (7,054) | 2009 (11,922) |
| In 2025 | 463 | 6,203 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Cassandra | Chloe |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,796 | 37,588 |
| 2010s | 6,365 | 85,316 |
| 2000s | 20,128 | 96,503 |
| 1990s | 50,364 | 25,858 |
| 1980s | 44,911 | 3,605 |
| 1970s | 19,016 | 645 |
| 1960s | 16,765 | 204 |
| 1950s | 7,692 | 296 |
| 1940s | 2,660 | 543 |
| 1930s | 164 | 778 |
| 1920s | 76 | 746 |
| 1910s | 61 | 850 |
| 1900s | 10 | 478 |
| 1890s | 0 | 622 |
| 1880s | 0 | 357 |
Cassandra is usually read “shining” or “excelling over men”; she is the tragic prophetess of Troy.
From Greek 'chloe' (Χλόη) meaning 'green shoot, young growth of a plant'. It was an epithet of the harvest goddess Demeter marking the fresh green of spring.
Chloe is more popular than Cassandra today: about 6,203 US babies were given the name Chloe in 2025, compared with 463 named Cassandra.
Cassandra means Shining upon men (Greek origin), while Chloe means Green shoot; blooming (greek origin).
In US records, Cassandra first appears in 1902 and Chloe in 1880, so Chloe has the longer recorded history.