Chiron vs Chip

Side-by-side comparison of Chiron and Chip - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Chiron

Boy name · Rank #8457

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Name B

Chip

Boy name · Rank #4279

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Metric Chiron Chip
Current Rank #8457 #4279
Total Births (all years) 149 3,493
Peak Year 2019 1962
Peak Year Births 16 171
Peak Decade 2020s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1984 1942

Births by Decade

Decade Chiron Chip
1940s - 138
1950s - 781
1960s - 1,229
1970s - 566
1980s 6 273
1990s - 73
2000s 17 48
2010s 56 164
2020s 70 221

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chiron Chip
2014 8 8
2015 7 14
2016 7 16
2017 5 35
2018 6 31
2019 16 47
2020 15 47
2021 7 39
2022 15 43
2023 13 32
2024 11 36
2025 9 24

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1984–2025.

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