Chimera — girls' name

What the Data Says About Chimera

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Chimera between 1980 and 2017, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chimera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chimera performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chimera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chimera in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 46 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.