She is the latest addition to the cast of Eastenders - as teenager Sonia's surprise baby girl. She is the heroine of the new children's blockbuster, 102 Dalmatians. And, as a designer label, pop queen Madonna wore her at her Scottish wedding last month.
What is it about Chloe that has people in such a bind? For the fourth year running, hers was the most popular girls' name in Northern Ireland, polling ahead of in vogue Emma and Megan.
Worse still for traditionalists was the news that favourites like Mary, Claire and Lisa have fallen off the top 30 list. Along with Joanne, Karen, Catherine, Julie, Sharon, Michelle and Nicola, these names made up the top 10 of 1975. But only one - Catherine - survives in the latest league table, registering at number 30.
As for the boys, Matthew retained his grip on the number one spot, also for the fourth successive year. Jack and Ryan filled the second and third spots, while James came in fourth.
His performance highlighted a greater consistency in the naming of boys, with six of the top 10 in 1975 featuring in the top 30 for 2000. They were James, Michael (10th), David (14th), Mark (22nd), John (26th) and William (28th).
The Belfast-based Statistics and Research Agency, which compiled the figures, said approximately 1,500 girls' names had been used over the past few years, compared to 950 for boys.
A spokesman for the Central Statistics Office, the agency's counterpart in the Republic, said it would not have corresponding figures available until the summer. The most popular names in the Republic in 1998 and 1999 were Conor and, yes, Chloe.
The full list of favourite girls' names in Northern Ireland for 2000 were, in order of preference: Chloe, Emma, Megan, Caitlin, Rebecca, Lauren, Niamh, Amy, Sarah and Hannah. For boys, the top 10 were Matthew, Jack, Ryan, James, Adam, Conor, Jordan, Daniel, Aaron and Michael.
The Northern Ireland re searchers also noted that the promised baby boom on January 1st 2000 never materialised. Only 30 boys and 27 girls were born on first day of the new millennium, which was about average for a New Year's Day.
A list of the most popular babies' names in 2000, as registered in Irish Times birth notices, will be featured in this Saturday's Weekend section of The Irish Times.
