Is Charon a boy or girl name?

Charon is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,217 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 82.2% were girls and 17.8% were boys. It changed hands in 1990, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Charon

Recorded 1937–2013 · United States

Charon was most popular in 1973, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,292 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,217 people named Charon.

Charon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Charon’s peak in 1973. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Charon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Charon is mostly a girl’s name — 82.2% of the 1,217 Americans given it were girls and 17.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 1990 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org