Boys' name · since 1916
Chalmus
53 babies named Chalmus in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,742 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 53
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Chalmus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 53 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalmus has been recorded 53 times among boys since 1916, 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 1916 to 1939.
- #21,742 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 53 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalmus ranks #21,742 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,742 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 53
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Chalmus's 53 recorded births place it above 51.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chalmus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chalmus's full recorded timeline at 1924, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1929 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chalmus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1939
- Peak year (1929)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Chalmus by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (32 births, 60% of the file).
1920s was Chalmus's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Chalmus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32 births (60% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chalmus's data
- Chalmus's decade-level peak was the 1920s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Chalmus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1916–1939 (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 Chalmus 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.