Names / Girl names
Chimera
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#5,890
in 1983
First recorded
1980
in U.S. data
Children named
46
since 1980
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5,890 in 1983 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Chimera was first recorded in American naming records in 1980, where it reads as a girls' name. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Roughly 46 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.