| Chloe | Margaret | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Green shoot; blooming | Pearl |
| Origin | greek | Greek |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | KLOH-ee | MAR-gret |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2009 (11,922) | 1921 (28,468) |
| In 2025 | 6,203 | 2,436 |
| Trend | Declining | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Chloe | Margaret |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 37,588 | 13,477 |
| 2010s | 85,316 | 20,036 |
| 2000s | 96,503 | 23,919 |
| 1990s | 25,858 | 31,294 |
| 1980s | 3,605 | 30,352 |
| 1970s | 645 | 31,947 |
| 1960s | 204 | 81,870 |
| 1950s | 296 | 149,582 |
| 1940s | 543 | 173,028 |
| 1930s | 778 | 157,369 |
| 1920s | 746 | 245,011 |
| 1910s | 850 | 189,234 |
| 1900s | 478 | 57,919 |
| 1890s | 622 | 37,937 |
| 1880s | 357 | 21,799 |
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.
Margaret comes from the Greek margaritēs, “pearl.” Borne by saints and by queens across Europe, it has generated an unusually rich crop of nicknames, from Maggie and Meg to Peggy and Greta.
Chloe is more popular than Margaret today: about 6,203 US babies were given the name Chloe in 2025, compared with 2,436 named Margaret.
Chloe means Green shoot; blooming (greek origin), while Margaret means Pearl (Greek origin).
In US records, Chloe first appears in 1880 and Margaret in 1880, so Chloe has the longer recorded history.