Given name

Chlo

“a flourishing woman; blooming”

In English use, Chlo is a diminutive of Chloe. One Greek interpretation is “a flourishing woman; blooming.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In English use, Chlo is a diminutive of Chloe. One Greek interpretation is “a flourishing woman; blooming.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

In English use, Chlo is a diminutive of Chloe. An origin associated with Chloe is Greek.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In English usage, Chlo is a diminutive of Chloe.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2015. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Chlo through the years

Babies since 1880
34
0 boys · 34 girls
Most popular year
2020
9 babies
2025
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2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Chlo in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2015–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Chlo’s family of names

In English usage, Chlo is a diminutive of Chloe.

Walk Chlo’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Chlo, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Tynsley

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Chlo’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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