girl's name

Chimera

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 46

Chimera is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2017 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1983, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1980.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Chimera over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.

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Births named Chimera by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 31
1990s 5
2000s 5
2010s (to 2017) 5

How popular is Chimera?

In 2017, Chimera was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Chimera

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Chimera also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Chimera over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Chimera

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Chimera — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Chimera

How popular is the name Chimera?

In 2017, Chimera was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Chimera a girl's or a boy's name?

Chimera is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Chimera?

Chimera has 3 syllables.

When was Chimera most popular?

Chimera peaked in 1983, when 11 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.