| Chloe | Alexandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Green shoot; blooming | Defender of the people |
| Origin | greek | Greek |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | KLOH-ee | al-ig-ZAN-druh |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1894 |
| Peak year | 2009 (11,922) | 1993 (10,683) |
| In 2025 | 6,203 | 1,314 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Chloe | Alexandra |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 37,588 | 9,421 |
| 2010s | 85,316 | 30,971 |
| 2000s | 96,503 | 61,253 |
| 1990s | 25,858 | 94,806 |
| 1980s | 3,605 | 34,817 |
| 1970s | 645 | 6,960 |
| 1960s | 204 | 3,244 |
| 1950s | 296 | 1,598 |
| 1940s | 543 | 1,169 |
| 1930s | 778 | 444 |
| 1920s | 746 | 370 |
| 1910s | 850 | 327 |
| 1900s | 478 | 58 |
| 1890s | 622 | 13 |
| 1880s | 357 | 0 |
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.
Alexandra is the feminine of Alexander, from the Greek for “defender of the people.” It has long been a favourite among European royalty.
Chloe is more popular than Alexandra today: about 6,203 US babies were given the name Chloe in 2025, compared with 1,314 named Alexandra.
Chloe means Green shoot; blooming (greek origin), while Alexandra means Defender of the people (Greek origin).
In US records, Chloe first appears in 1880 and Alexandra in 1894, so Chloe has the longer recorded history.