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