Chloe vs Ophelia

Chloe and Opheliacompared 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.

Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Chloe was ranked #22 and Ophelia #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Chloe was ranked #39 and Ophelia #260 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Chloe was ranked #72 and Ophelia #73 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Chloe was ranked #105 and Ophelia #253 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Chloe and Ophelia over time

Chloe and Ophelia appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Chloe held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ophelia in 0.

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

Chloe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ophelia in none. 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Chloe held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Ophelia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Chloe #1 in 1997, Ophelia #73 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Chloe #72, Ophelia #73.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2015–2025
Chloe held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Ophelia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Chloe #9 in 2015, Ophelia #559 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Chloe #22, Ophelia #885.

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 Chloe

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

Chloe vs Katie
In 1996 they stood at #2 and #12 in England and Wales · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2024 they were #72 and #547.
Chloe · Katie · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Chloe vs Ruby
Chloe and Ruby changed places 15 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1992 and 2023, ending at #23 and #17.
Chloe · Ruby · 30 shared years, 1992–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2023 New Zealand ranking
Chloe vs Aisling
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Chloe #1 in 1997, Aisling #60 in 1998.
Chloe · Aisling · 26 shared years, 1997–2022 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1998 Northern Ireland ranking
Chloe vs Alexandra
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Chloe #1 in 1997, Alexandra #38 in 1996.
Chloe · Alexandra · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1997 England and Wales ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Chloe, Ophelia
Field	Chloe	Ophelia
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Commonly interpreted as 'green shoot', referring to new plant growth in spring; used as an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Ancient Greek	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈkloʊi/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	1	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #7 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Chloe

Popularity journey

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
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #7 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Ophelia

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1112 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #73 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls