Chalon — unisex name
133 babies named Chalon in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
133 girls have been named Chalon since 1966, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1996.
- 133
- total births
- 1966–1996
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
38% of everyone ever named Chalon was born in this single decade.
14 babies were named Chalon in 1977 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Chalon
The Social Security Administration has registered 133 babies named Chalon between 1966 and 1996, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chalon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Chalon is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 22 additional births since 1971.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Chalon performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chalon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chalon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Chalon 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 133 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.
Chalon at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Chalon popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1966
- Peak year (1977)
- 14
- Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1996.
133 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1977 with 14 births in a single year.
Chalon popularity over time — boys
22 total births recorded since 1971 (Chalon as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Chalon accounts for 14% of total recorded use across both genders.
Chalon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 51 births that decade — 38% of Chalon's all-time total
Chalon decade highlights
- Peak decade 51 births
- Runner-up 47 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Chalon's strongest decade
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 38% of all-time use.
Chalon by state
Where Chalon concentrates geographically — total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.8% |
5 of 133 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 3.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 3.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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, 1966–1996 (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.