Boys' name · since 1923
Calmer
15 babies named Calmer in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,231 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
15 boys have been named Calmer since 1923, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calmer has been recorded 15 times among boys since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1926.
- #31,231 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 15 born since 1923
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calmer ranks #31,231 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1923, peaking in the 1920s.
- #31,231 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
Calmer's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Calmer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Calmer splits its recorded history at 1926: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Calmer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1926
- Peak year (1926)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Calmer by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Calmer's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Calmer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
Calmer by state
Where Calmer concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 6 | 40.0% |
6 of 15 births nationwide.
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- Minnesota records the most Calmers (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Calmer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~3 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1923–1926 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Calmer draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.