Unisex name · since 1966
Chalon
Chalon has 133 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,022 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chalon sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 133 recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalon has been recorded 133 times among girls since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1996.
- #24,022 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 133 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalon ranks #24,022 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 133 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,022 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chalon's 133 recorded births place it above 66.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chalon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chalon's full recorded timeline at 1981, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chalon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1996
- Peak year (1977)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Chalon popularity over time - boys
22 total births recorded since 1971 (Chalon as boys' name)
Chalon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (51 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Chalon's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Chalon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
51 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 51 births (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.
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What to do with Chalon's data
- Chalon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chalons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chalon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1966–1996 (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 Chalon 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.