Chanson
A boys’ name of French origin, meaning song; borrowed from French chanson.
Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Chanson by the numbers
Chanson was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Chanson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean song or music
Like Chanson, each of these has song or music in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Harperharp player10,735 in the US (2017)
- Ariamelody, air; lioness7,160 in the US (2017)
- Carmensong; poem; possibly from mount carmel789 in the US (2017)
- Apollogreek god of music, poetry, and sun525 in the US (2017)
- Rishisage; seer; poet28 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tadhgpoet or philosopher98 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Chanson
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