Girls' name · since 1979
Chimere
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 824 babies named Chimere, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,561 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 824
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
824 girls have been named Chimere since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chimere recorded 824 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2015.
- #8,561 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 824 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chimere ranks #8,561 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 824 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,561 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 824
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chimere's 824 recorded births place it above 88.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Chimere's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chimere's full recorded timeline at 1990, 11% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 89% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 167 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chimere popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2015
- Peak year (1980)
- 167
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Chimere popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2001 (Chimere as boys' name)
Chimere by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (656 births, 80% of the file).
1980s was Chimere's strongest decade.
656 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Chimere births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 78
1970s
78 births
- 1980s
1980s
656 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 656 births (80% of all-time use).
How Chimere compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chimere's total volume
Chimere by state
Where Chimere concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 56 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 42 | 5.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 38 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 37 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 35 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 34 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 34 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 33 | 4.0% |
56 of 824 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Chimere appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chimere's data
- Chimere's decade-level peak was the 1980s (656 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Chimeres (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chimere: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chimere draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.