Head to head · Girls' names
Camila vs Chloe
#19 vs #23 in 2025
Camila is a whisker ahead (#19 vs #23 in 2025), but the curves point different ways: Camila is stepping back from its peak, Chloe is holding its place on the charts. On momentum, Chloe has the edge.
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The tale of the tape
On the charts, Chloe leads 4 measures of 6; Camila leads 2.
Ranks, counts and years are measured in the official US birth record; the classroom and living figures are estimates computed from it. The dot marks the side each measure favours on the charts — more common, not better.
What the records say
146 years of US births, drawn on one scale
Two curves, one scale
Who owned which decade
- 1880s: Camila —, Chloe #352 — Chloe higher
- 1890s: Camila —, Chloe #356 — Chloe higher
- 1900s: Camila —, Chloe #499 — Chloe higher
- 1910s: Camila #3402, Chloe #638 — Chloe higher
- 1920s: Camila #3875, Chloe #858 — Chloe higher
- 1930s: Camila #4090, Chloe #777 — Chloe higher
- 1940s: Camila #3979, Chloe #1168 — Chloe higher
- 1950s: Camila #4649, Chloe #2015 — Chloe higher
- 1960s: Camila #4164, Chloe #2809 — Chloe higher
- 1970s: Camila #4077, Chloe #1774 — Chloe higher
- 1980s: Camila #3185, Chloe #663 — Chloe higher
- 1990s: Camila #1303, Chloe #137 — Chloe higher
- 2000s: Camila #295, Chloe #21 — Chloe higher
- 2010s: Camila #37, Chloe #17 — Chloe higher
- 2020s: Camila #13, Chloe #23 — Camila higher
Chloe stood higher in 14 of 15 decades; Camila took the 2020s.
Rank by decade
| Decade | Camila | Chloe |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | — | #352 |
| 1890s | — | #356 |
| 1900s | — | #499 |
| 1910s | #3402 | #638 |
| 1920s | #3875 | #858 |
| 1930s | #4090 | #777 |
| 1940s | #3979 | #1168 |
| 1950s | #4649 | #2015 |
| 1960s | #4164 | #2809 |
| 1970s | #4077 | #1774 |
| 1980s | #3185 | #663 |
| 1990s | #1303 | #137 |
| 2000s | #295 | #21 |
| 2010s | #37 | #17 |
| 2020s | #13 | #23 |
Average national rank across each decade. A dash means the name sat outside the recorded top of that decade.
Around the world
Camila
Not charting outside the US.
Chloe
- Canada#8
- England & Wales#72
- Scotland#83
National statistics offices, latest published year.
The names themselves
Meaning, roots, sound and the people who carried each
Where each name comes from
Camila
From Latin camillus/camilla, a young attendant at a religious ceremony
The Latin word camilla — a child who assisted a priest at sacrifices — is well documented, and most reference works read the name straight from it. Where the Latin word itself came from is not settled; a number of scholars trace it to Etruscan, the language Rome borrowed many names from, in which case the original sense is lost. Both readings are respectable, and neither can be proved out.
Camillus → Camilla → Camila
How it traveled
The name begins as a Roman cognomen, Camillus for men and Camilla for women, carried by one of the old patrician families of the Republic. Virgil's Aeneid, written in the first century BC, fixed Camilla in the literary memory of Europe, and the name survived through medieval and Catholic Italy, where Camilla with two l's is still standard.
Chloe
green shoot; young green growth
From Greek χλόη (khloē), the fresh green of new grass or crops. It was used as an epithet of Demeter, goddess of grain and harvest.
Χλόη (Khloē) → Chloe (Latin) → Chloe (English) → Chloé (French)
How it traveled
The name is Greek, and it kept its Greek shape all the way through. It appears in the New Testament, where Paul sends greetings involving the household of a woman named Chloe in Corinth, and it appears in Greek literature in Longus's second-century romance Daphnis and Chloe.
Where a reading is contested the note says so — this page does not turn a guess into a fact. The chain is each name's recorded forms, oldest first; the story is its opening, told in full on the name's own page.
Out loud, and in short
Camila
kuh-MEE-luh
In Spanish, kah-MEE-lah, with all three vowels fully sounded. Both are widely used in the United States and neither needs correcting. The Italian Camilla differs: there the stress sits on -MIL- with a doubled l.
- Cami — The most common short form in English and Spanish alike; also spelled Cammy or Camy.
- Mila — Taken from the second half of the name; also a full given name in its own right, and currently common as one.
- Cam — Clipped and informal, more often heard from friends and teammates than from family.
- Camilita — Spanish diminutive, used affectionately within families rather than in writing.
- Also Cami-Cam.
Chloe
KLOH-ee
Two syllables, with the stress on the first. The ch is a hard K, not the sound in chair. The French spelling Chloé and the older English Chloë both use their marks to signal that the final e is pronounced.
- Chlo — The everyday clipped form, used by family and friends; almost never written on anything official.
- Clo — Same short form, spelled phonetically, which sidesteps the silent h.
- Coco — An affectionate nickname rather than a derived one; it also stands alone as a name in French use.
- Chlo-Chlo — A doubled pet form used mostly within families and in early childhood.
Who has carried each name
Camila
Camila Cabello (b. 1997) — Pop star whose "Havana" topped charts worldwide
Camila Mendes (b. 1994) — Riverdale's Veronica Lodge
Chloe
Chloe Kim (b. 2000) — Youngest woman ever to win Olympic snowboarding gold
Chloë Grace Moretz (b. 1997) — Kick-Ass and Carrie star acting since age six
Chloe Bennet (b. 1992) — Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star
Source: Wikidata — the one source on this page that is not an official agency.
Is it right for you
The differences that decide it, laid out by what you want
Choose by what you want
Choose Camila if you want…
- a name past its most crowded yearsCamila is stepping back from its peak
- a name with more sound in itCamila runs 3 syllables, Chloe 2
- a newer arrivalCamila entered the US charts in 1914
- a name that feels very nowCamila is stepping back from its peak
Choose Chloe if you want…
- a name on the way upup 2 places on the charts in five years
- a name with fewer syllablesChloe is 2 syllables to Camila's 3
- a name that charts abroad tooChloe is on the national lists of Canada, England & Wales and Scotland
- a long American recordChloe was already in use when US records began in 1880
Each line is a measured difference between the two names — a rank, a count, a recorded form — never a judgement of either. Save the one that answers your question; it lands on your shortlist.
The trade-offs, name by name
Camila
Strengths
- Recognized on sight across Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and English, with a matching form in most of Europe — useful in a bilingual family.
- A documented record stretching from Roman family names through Virgil to the present day, with no gap in use.
- Established short forms already in circulation: Cami, Mila, Cam, and the Spanish Camilita.
To consider
- The double-l Camilla is the older English and Italian spelling, so expect a spare l to be added by people writing it from hearing it.
- Its rise here is recent and steep, which means it currently reads as a name of children rather than of adults — that will even out as this generation grows.
- Mila and Cami are both popular in their own right, so the nickname may be shared in a classroom even when the full name is not.
Chloe
Strengths
- A settled, documented meaning from Greek — the green of new growth — which is a rare thing among short names.
- An unbroken written record from ancient Greek literature and the New Testament through to today's kindergartens.
- Recognized and pronounced across several languages, with only the accent mark changing between English and French.
To consider
- The spelling gets competition: Khloe, Cloe and Chloé all circulate, so expect to spell it out and to be asked whether there's an accent.
- Anyone meeting the written name cold may try a soft ch, as in chair, before being corrected. Most people only need telling once.
- It clusters strongly among children, teenagers and young adults rather than across all ages, so it reads as a name of recent generations.
Documented properties of each name — how it spells, travels and shortens — not opinions about the child.
How each is likely to age
Camila
83%chance Camila feels dated by 2040
Camila is coming down from a big peak (#11 in 2020). This is the stretch of the cycle where a name starts to sound like the decade it ruled.
Chloe
40%chance Chloe feels dated by 2040
Chloe sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A reading of where each name sits on the long naming cycle — computed, not measured, and explained on the data page.
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Lists that carry both names
Every list here names both Camila and Chloe — the same style, ranked by the same records.
Camila or Chloe — the short answers
- Which is more popular, Camila or Chloe?
- Camila, in 2025: Camila ranked #19 with 6,591 babies; Chloe ranked #23 with 6,203 babies.
- Which name is rising faster, Camila or Chloe?
- Chloe. Over the last five years Camila moved down 8 places; Chloe moved up 2 places.
- Which is the older name, Camila or Chloe?
- Camila entered the US charts in 1914; Chloe was already in use when US records began in 1880. On the American record, Chloe is the older name.
- How many people are named Camila and Chloe?
- About 123,000 people named Camila are estimated to be alive in the US today. About 248,000 people named Chloe are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- Will there be other Camilas or Chloes in the classroom?
- Roughly 1 in 10 classrooms will have a child named Camila. Chloe will almost certainly be the only one in school.
US figures from the Social Security Administration, 1880–2025; international figures from national statistics agencies. Votes are battle voters on this site, not the birth record. Data & methodology
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