Chiron

Where Chiron comes from

From Ancient Greek Χείρων (Kheírōn).
— Wiktionary's entry for Chiron
  • Ancient Greek
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1984
    First appearance
    #5,561 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1984
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  3. 2019
    Peak, #5,555
    16 babies named Chiron — more than any year before or since.
  4. 2021
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #9,714.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.