Chares

CHEHRZ /ˈtʃɛɹz/
boy 2 syllables fading

Chares is a very rare variant of Chris that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Chares is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1975. Chares was first reported in SSA data in 1939 and peaked in 1961 (10 births).

About the name Chares

PronunciationCHEHRZ /ˈtʃɛɹz/
10peak births 1961
1939first in SSA data

Names similar to Chares

ChrisCharisChariseChereseAndresChrissCharisseCharlesChareneCharese

How popular is Chares?

Boys named Chares
193919401950196019701975
Boys named Chares per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1939–1975 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1975) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Chares total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19755—#5,592
19695—#4,491
19665—#4,034
19658—#3,018
196110—#2,739
19607—#3,385
19596—#3,667
19507—#3,070
19445—#3,504
19426—#3,274
19395—#3,564
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