Is Cheron a boy or girl name?

Cheron is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 734 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 86.5% were girls and 13.5% were boys.

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Cheron

Recorded 1943–2010 · United States

Cheron was most popular in 1978, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,765 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 734 people named Cheron.

Cheron over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cheron’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cheron a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cheron is mostly a girl’s name — 86.5% of the 734 Americans given it were girls and 13.5% were boys.

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