Halcyon
Origin
Greek
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
the mythical kingfisher said to calm the winter seas while nesting, source of "halcyon days"
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Halcyon has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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