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Bethany vs Chloe

Bethany and Chloecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2004, Bethany was ranked #100 and Chloe #3 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Bethany was ranked #544 and Chloe #22 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Bethany was ranked #384 and Chloe #39 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Bethany was ranked #585 and Chloe #89 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Bethany was ranked #253 and Chloe #105 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Bethany and Chloe over time

Bethany and Chloe appear together in 4 published lists, across 101 years of shared records. Chloe held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Bethany in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Chloe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Bethany in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Bethany and Chloe were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #585 and #89.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Bethany #11 in 1999, Chloe #1 in 1997.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1991–2025

    Bethany held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Chloe in 33.

    Highest recorded here: Bethany #179 in 2003, Chloe #1 in 1998.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Bethany #544, Chloe #22.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Bethany held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Chloe in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Bethany #11 in 1999, Chloe #1 in 1997.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Bethany #585, Chloe #89.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Bethany held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Chloe in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Bethany #32 in 1998, Chloe #1 in 1997.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Bethany #253, Chloe #105.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls10 shared years, 1994–2004

    Bethany held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Chloe in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Bethany #73 in 1997, Chloe #3 in 2001.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2004: Bethany #100, Chloe #3.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Bethany

Pairs where Bethany shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Chloe

Pairs where Chloe shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from England and Wales lists

Pairs measured inside England and Wales's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

England and Wales overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bethany, Chloe
FieldBethanyChloe
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedCommonly interpreted as 'green shoot', referring to new plant growth in spring; used as an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter.
OriginNot yet recordedAncient Greek
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈkloʊi/
Syllables31
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #7 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Chloe has a recorded origin (Ancient Greek); Bethany does not have one recorded yet.
  • Bethany has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Chloe.
  • A meaning is recorded for Chloe; Bethany doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Bethany

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1991

    First recorded at #457 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #585 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Chloe

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1974

    First recorded at #490 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #89 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls