Chloe
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek. Borrowed from Ancient Greek χλόη (khlóē, “young green shoot”), an epithet of goddess Demeter.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Chloe (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Chloe has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 16 |
| 2011 | 24 |
| 2012 | 21 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 23 |
| 2015 | 27 |
| 2016 | 30 |
| 2017 | 41 |
| 2018 | 35 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2021 | 51 |
| 2022 | 49 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 17 |
| 2001 | 18 |
| 2002 | 22 |
| 2003 | 24 |
| 2004 | 35 |
| 2005 | 44 |
| 2006 | 51 |
| 2007 | 56 |
| 2008 | 76 |
| 2009 | 91 |
| 2010 | 112 |
| 2011 | 136 |
| 2012 | 159 |
| 2013 | 176 |
| 2014 | 203 |
| 2015 | 243 |
| 2016 | 280 |
| 2017 | 335 |
| 2018 | 376 |
| 2019 | 411 |
| 2020 | 442 |
Chloe in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Chloe.Hi! My name is Chloe.
- Har du träffat Chloe? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Chloe? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Chloe i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Chloe this afternoon.
- Chloes mamma är lärare.Chloe's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Chloes mamma is Chloe's mum.
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Questions about Chloe
How do you pronounce Chloe in Swedish?
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What does the name Chloe mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek. Borrowed from Ancient Greek χλόη (khlóē, “young green shoot”), an epithet of goddess Demeter.
How popular is Chloe in Sweden?
49 babies were named Chloe in 2022. In 2020, 442 people in Sweden had Chloe as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2021 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.