Cheron
Chéron is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:Aimée Julie Cheron (1821–c.1890), French painter André Cheron (1880–1952), American character actor André Chéron (1895–1980), French chess player Élisabeth Sophie Chéron (1648–1711), French painter François Chéron (1764–1829), one of the Administrators of the Comédie-Française Guy Cheron, professor of neurophysiology and movement…
Meaning & Origin of Cheron
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chéron is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:Aimée Julie Cheron (1821–c.1890), French painter André Cheron (1880–1952), American character actor André Chéron (1895–1980), French chess player Élisabeth Sophie Chéron (1648–1711), French painter François Chéron (1764–1829), one of the Administrators of the Comédie-Française Guy Cheron, professor of neurophysiology and movement…
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The Story of Cheron
As a girl name
American parents first put Cheron on the record books as a girl name in 1943, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 32 Cherons were born — ranking #2,628 that year. About 40% of every Cheron on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Cheron last appeared in the published SSA data in 2001, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 635 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Cheron first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1974, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1974: 9 births, good for #3,559 nationwide. About 40% of every Cheron on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Cheron last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 99 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cheron
Cheron is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 635 births in the dataset. Cheron's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #2,628. Use the chart and map above to compare Cheron'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 .
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