Is Chimere a boy or girl name?

Chimere is a girl’s name. Of the 829 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.4% were girls and 0.6% were boys.

Chimere

Recorded 1979–2015 · United States

Chimere was most popular in 1980, when 167 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,540 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 829 people named Chimere.

Chimere over time

Births per year. The dot marks Chimere’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chimere a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chimere is a girl’s name — 99.4% of the 829 Americans given it were girls and 0.6% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Chimere

Where Chimere is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Florida 3.7×

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