Kharon
Boy · KAIR-un · Greek
Kharon is a boys' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kharon mean?
Greek: Greek spelling of Charon; possibly also a modern variant of Karon
Kharon is the Greek spelling of Charon, the ferryman who carries souls across the River Styx in Greek myth.
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Is Kharon a girl's or a boy's name?
Kharon is a boys' name.
How popular is Kharon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Kharon in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kharon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
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