Given name & surname
Chiron
“a wise tutor”
Chiron is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “a wise tutor.”
Original GreekΧίρον
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “a wise tutor.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
In English usage, Chiron developed from Χείρων.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chiron through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 154
- 149 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,380 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,380 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 183 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chiron’s family of names
In English usage, Chiron developed from the Ancient Greek form Χείρων. Chiron has a related form in Chirun. Chiron has a related form in Chyron.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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