| Chloe | Sofia | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Green shoot; blooming | Wisdom |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | KLOH-ee | so-FEE-ah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1881 |
| Peak year | 2009 (11,922) | 2015 (9,702) |
| In 2025 | 6,203 | 8,252 |
| Trend | Declining | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Chloe | Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 37,588 | 45,288 |
| 2010s | 85,316 | 82,402 |
| 2000s | 96,503 | 43,380 |
| 1990s | 25,858 | 7,827 |
| 1980s | 3,605 | 2,643 |
| 1970s | 645 | 1,576 |
| 1960s | 204 | 898 |
| 1950s | 296 | 515 |
| 1940s | 543 | 380 |
| 1930s | 778 | 454 |
| 1920s | 746 | 628 |
| 1910s | 850 | 429 |
| 1900s | 478 | 166 |
| 1890s | 622 | 113 |
| 1880s | 357 | 45 |
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.
From Greek 'sophia' (σοφία) meaning 'wisdom'. Long established as a given name honoring Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia).
Sofia is more popular than Chloe today: about 8,252 US babies were given the name Sofia in 2025, compared with 6,203 named Chloe.
Chloe means Green shoot; blooming (greek origin), while Sofia means Wisdom (greek origin).
In US records, Chloe first appears in 1880 and Sofia in 1881, so Chloe has the longer recorded history.