Chares
Chares is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Greek.
- Ancient Greek
Meaning & Origin of Chares
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chares is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Greek.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Greek
The Story of Chares
Chares first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1939, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1961: 10 births, good for #2,708 nationwide. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 51% of all recorded Charess. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1975 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 69 Charess have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Chares
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Chares. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Chariton
Names that sound like Chares
Phonetically similar names — useful when Chares is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Chairs
- Cheers
- Chores
- Chars
- Chewers
- Charrs
- Shares
- Jears
- Jares
- Chair
- Cherry
- Cherries
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Chares
Chares is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1939 and has accumulated 69 births in the dataset. Chares's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #2,708. Use the chart and map above to compare Chares's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.