Chiron

Where Chiron comes from

From Ancient Greek Χείρων (Kheírōn).
— Wiktionary's entry for Chiron
  • Ancient Greek
  • 2 syllables
Chiron through the years
  1. 1984
    First appearance
    #5,561 among boys with 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 on, more boys have.
  3. 2019
    Peak, #5,555
    16 babies named Chiron, the most in any year.
  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.