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GirlAncient Greek origin1 syllable

Khloe

Meaning: “young green shoot”

About the name Khloe

Khloe is a girl name with Ancient Greek roots, meaning “young green shoot”. It is related to Chloe, which is where the meaning comes from.

It has a modern, short & sweet feel. In 2025, Khloe ranked #272 for girls in the US, with 1,149 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2010. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Khloe were girls.

Etymology

A variant of Chloe, which comes from Ancient Greek, meaning “young green shoot”.

Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Khloe”, “Chloe”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.

US rank 2025
#272
In 2015
#101
Babies in 2025
1,149

Popularity of Khloe, 1940–2025

01.4k2.7k4.1k5.4k19401960198020002020
Girls BoysBabies per year in the US

Latest SSA data: 2025.

Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).

Nicknames for Khloe

Khloe is already short and sweet, so it doesn't usually get a nickname.

Names similar to Khloe

Name meanings marked or linked “Wiktionary” are adapted from Wiktionary by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; each name page links its source entry.