Chalmer — boys' name

What the Data Says About Chalmer

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,427 babies named Chalmer between 1881 and 2000, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chalmer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chalmer performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 391 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Chalmer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 137 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Chalmer in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chalmer 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 1,427 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.