Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Charon isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1937. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Charon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,217
- 216 boys · 1,001 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,133 as a first name in 2020; 1,023 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Charon’s family of names
In French usage, Charon as a surname has a related form in Caron. In Greek usage, Charon as a surname is a transliteration of Χάρων.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Charon
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Charon, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Charlette
“a small, strong woman”
>99% girls
Chasity
“having purity; a woman of innocence”
>99% girls
Charity
“a woman of generous love”
>99% girls
Shannon
“having ancient wisdom; river name” · “having ancient wisdom”
32% boys · 68% girls
Afton
“from the Afton river”
16% boys · 84% girls
Joleen
“God will add”
>99% girls
Gretchen
“resembling a pearl”
>99% girls
Marya
“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”
>99% girls