How Many People Are Named Charon?
An estimated 1,010 people in the United States have the first name Charon. It is used for both genders, with 82.3% female. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Charon peaked in popularity in 1973 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Charon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,010
About 1 in 339,361 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
82.3% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1973
38 births
Total Registered
1,217
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charon
Charon is predominantly female (82.3%), though 216 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Charon as a male name
Ranked #12,470 in 2013
5 male births in 2013
Peak: 1990 (13 births)
Charon as a female name
Ranked #18,103 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1973 (29 births)
Charon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charon span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 285 babies were registered. Charon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Charon by Decade
How has Charon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Charon by State
Charon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Charon
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Charon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charon?
We estimate approximately 1,010 people named Charon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 339,361 Americans share this first name.
Is Charon a common name?
Charon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,217 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charon most popular?
Charon reached peak popularity in 1973, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charon is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charon a female name?
Charon is predominantly female. 82.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charon Smith, Charon Johnson, Charon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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