Boys' name · since 1880
Chalmers
Chalmers has 1,082 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,879 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,082
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,082 boys have been named Chalmers since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalmers has been recorded 1,082 times among boys since 1880, 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 1880 to 2006.
- #4,879 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,082 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalmers ranks #4,879 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,082 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,879 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,082
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Chalmers's 1,082 recorded births place it above 89.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Chalmers's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chalmers's full recorded timeline at 1940, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chalmers popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2006
- Peak year (1919)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Chalmers by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (275 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Chalmers's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Chalmers births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 18
1890s
18 births
- 1900s 23
1900s
23 births
- 1910s
1910s
216 births
- 1920s
1920s
275 births
- 1930s
1930s
149 births
- 1940s
1940s
151 births
- 1950s 95
1950s
95 births
- 1960s 54
1960s
54 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 275 births (25% of all-time use).
How Chalmers compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Chalmers's total volume
Chalmers by state
Where Chalmers concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 77 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 46 | 4.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 23 | 2.1% |
77 of 1,082 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Chalmers's data
- Chalmers's decade-level peak was the 1920s (275 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Chalmerss (77 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chalmers: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~126 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, 1880–2006 (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 Chalmers 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.