Chimera
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning fire-breathing monster; a fantastical creature.
Babies a year
5
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
Chimera by the numbers
Chimera was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 11 babies in 1983, making it a 1980s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Chimera. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean fire
Like Chimera, each of these has fire in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Reeseardent or fiery; a form of Rhys2,106 in the US (2017)
- Mckennason of ceannaidh; fire-born or headstrong; a form of McKenna1,247 in the US (2017)
- Makennason of ceannaidh; fire-born or headstrong; a form of McKenna971 in the US (2017)
- Blazeflame, fire289 in the US (2017)
- Seraphinaardent or burning one; from seraph61 in England and Wales (2025)
- Serafinaardent, fiery; a form of Seraphina24 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Chimera
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