Given name
Cloey
“a flourishing woman; blooming”
Cloey is a variant of Chloe. One Greek interpretation is “a flourishing woman; blooming.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cloey is a variant of Chloe. One Greek interpretation is “a flourishing woman; blooming.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cloey is a variant of Chloe. An origin associated with Chloe is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cloey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,918
- 0 boys · 1,918 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 183 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,428 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −48%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,428 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 48.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 183 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,673 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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