Recorded 1923–1926 Boys' name Peak 1926 15 births

Calmer — boys' name

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.

1920s15
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Calmer was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

8 babies were named Calmer in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calmer

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Calmer between 1923 and 1926, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Calmer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calmer performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Calmer in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calmer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Calmer at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

15

Since 1923

4 years of records

Peak year

1926

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1923

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1926

Calmer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1923

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1926)
8
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
6.577.588.5 19261923 7

Calmer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
15 births that decade — 100% of Calmer's all-time total
1920s15

Calmer by state

Where Calmer concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Calmer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
6 40.0%
Minnesota share of Calmer's total US births 40.0%

6 of 15 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calmer?
15 babies have been named Calmer since 1923. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1926 with 8 births.
When was Calmer most popular?
Calmer was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Calmer most popular?
The top states for the name Calmer are Minnesota (6 births).
How long has the name Calmer been used?
Calmer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 4 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Calmer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caleb, Calvin, Callum, Callan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1923–1926 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.