Chalmers vs Charles

Side-by-side comparison of Chalmers and Charles - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Chalmers

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Name B

Charles

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Metric Chalmers Charles
Current Rank Unranked #51
Total Births (all years) 1,082 2,434,659
Peak Year 1919 1947
Peak Year Births 38 40,781
Peak Decade 1920s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Chalmers Charles
1880s 15 46,656
1890s 18 36,848
1900s 23 36,184
1910s 216 173,535
1920s 275 298,031
1930s 149 303,218
1940s 151 361,772
1950s 95 361,177
1960s 54 249,398
1970s 29 163,021
1980s 32 131,902
1990s 7 92,434
2000s 18 75,334
2010s - 70,024
2020s - 35,125

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chalmers Charles
2014 - 7,362
2015 - 7,204
2016 - 7,127
2017 - 7,193
2018 - 6,667
2019 - 6,406
2020 - 6,249
2021 - 6,010
2022 - 5,934
2023 - 5,421
2024 - 5,613
2025 - 5,898

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2006.

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