How to say it
KHLO · e
/ˈkloʊ.i/
Feminine
Khloe
Young green shoot
What it means
A modern respelling of Chloe, from the Greek Khloē, 'young green shoot,' an epithet of the harvest goddess Demeter.
Khloe is the K-spelling of Chloe, from Greek Khloē, the 'fresh green' of new growth and a title of Demeter, goddess of the harvest. Chloe is the older form, even appearing in the New Testament, while the Kh- version rode the fame of Khloé Kardashian into wide use in the 2010s. Same sound, same blooming meaning, just a bolder look. Said KLOH-ee.
Popularity over time
peaked at #42 in 2010, currently #272 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Spelling
A respelling of the classical Chloe, popularized by Khloé Kardashian; the two are the same name.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Khloé Kardashian American media personality who drove the Kh- spelling
Spelling variants
- Chloe
- Cloe
- Khloee
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