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In the case of Chloe, I think regional popularity should be considered. This is because I have only met one Chloe in my entire life, who was three years younger than I am (so, I think born in '94) and from the east coast whereas I'm from the Midwest. Granted, I'm not around little kids all the time, but I never hear parents calling the name Chloe in public, and the few times I've seen daycare names (often in art projects - there's a daycare at my work site) I haven't seen Chloe among the names. Plenty popular feminine names show up - Olivia (way too many), Emma, Sophia, Isabella, even a few Harpers - but no Chloe. I am near a major US city, too.

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This is why, even though the popularity charts say it's just outside the Top 20 names for babies, it doesn't feel overused to me at all. I'd be interested in seeing a regional breakdown (this is a big country), because I doubt it's up there for the Midwest.

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I actually quite like Chloe, and agree that the letters and sound they produce make the name feel "chic" overall - also why I don't like messing with the spelling. However, if asked to choose between Chloe and Zoe, I'll most likely choose Zoe.

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Edit: I just remembered that our terrible Dean of Students in high school (just because none of the kids like you does not mean you're doing your job correctly) was, in fact, named Clotilde. I remember seeing it on the ID hanging from her lanyard. That actually soured me on the name Chloe as a teen, and I didn't appreciate it until many years later.

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This message was edited 1/24/2023, 6:26 AM