Khloe
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "blooming" or "green shoot".
Name Census estimates that about 48,374 living Americans carry the first name Khloe. It sits at #232 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Khloe today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Khloe births was 2010 (5,419 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Khloe. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Khloe with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Khloe is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 12 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
48K
~ 1 in 7,086 Americans
Peak year
2010
5,419 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2013 SSA rank
#232
Tracked since 1989
Census
Khloe in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 32,997 people with the first name Khloe, which placed it at #1,191 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#1,191
National first-name rank
People counted
33K
32,997 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
10.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
44.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Khloe
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Khloe is White at 44.3%. The next largest groups are Black (23.7%) and Hispanic (20.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Khloe described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Khloe at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White44.3% · 14,607
- Black or African American23.7% · 7,824
- Hispanic or Latino20.7% · 6,820
- Two or more races7.4% · 2,441
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 969
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 336
Gender
Gender distribution for Khloe
Out of the 48,778 babies given the name Khloe since 1880, 100.0% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Khloe as a male name
- Ranked #10,244 in 2013
- 7 male births in 2013
- Peak: 2010 (8 births)
Khloe as a female name
- Ranked #232 in 2024
- 1,333 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2010 (5,411 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Khloe appears almost entirely female. Of the 32,991 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Khloe: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Khloe from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 33,848 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Khloe by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Khloe during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Khloes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 51 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Khloe, while Vermont, Wyoming, Rhode Island recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 939 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Khloe
The name Khloe is a relatively modern name with uncertain origins. It is often believed to be a variant spelling of the name Chloe, which has Greek roots and means "young green shoot" or "blooming." However, some sources suggest that Khloe may have derived from the Arabic name Khulud, meaning "eternal" or "everlasting."
While the name Chloe has a long history dating back to ancient Greece, the spelling variation Khloe is much more recent. There are no clear records of its use prior to the 20th century. The earliest known instances of the name Khloe seem to be in the United States, possibly influenced by the growing popularity of unique and creative name spellings.
One of the earliest notable figures to bear the name Khloe was Khloe Kardashian, born in 1984. As a member of the famous Kardashian family, Khloe's name gained widespread recognition and likely contributed to the rise of the name's popularity in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Another notable Khloe is Khloe Thompson, an American singer and actress born in 1988. She is best known for her role in the television series Raven's Home and her work as a voice actress in various animated projects.
In the literary world, Khloe Katz is an American author and illustrator of children's books, known for her series "The Adventures of Khloe and Chloe." Her works, published in the early 2000s, likely helped to further popularize the name Khloe.
Khloe Hoskins is a Canadian actress born in 1992, known for her roles in television shows such as Supernatural and The 100.
Khloe Quintana is a professional basketball player from Mexico who has played for the Mexican national team and various international clubs. She was born in 1995 and continues to be an active player in the sport.
While the name Khloe lacks a deeply rooted historical background, its rise in popularity over the past few decades has led to its widespread use and recognition in various cultures and communities around the world.
People
Khloe + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Khloe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Khloe: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Khloe?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 48,374 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Khloe going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 7,086 US residents.
Is Khloe a common name?
We classify Khloe as "Uncommon". It ranks above 99.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 48,778 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Khloe most popular?
The single biggest year for Khloe was 2010, when 5,419 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Khloe is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Khloe in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 32,997 people with the name Khloe, or 10.93 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,191 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Khloe in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Khloe?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Khloe appears almost entirely female. Of the 32,991 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Khloe?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Khloe is White at 44.3%. The next largest groups are Black (23.7%) and Hispanic (20.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Khloe most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Khloe in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.3% (14,607 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Khloe in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Khloe a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Khloe in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Khloe still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Khloe in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Khloe can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Khloe?
See how many people share the name Khloe on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.