Recorded 1966–1996 Unisex name Peak 1977 133 births

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.

1960s231970s511980s471990s12

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
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Chalon was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

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 1996

Total births

133

Since 1966

31 years of records

Peak year

1977

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1966

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1996

Chalon popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1966

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1977)
14
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
46810121416 1996198819841979197619691966 5

Chalon popularity over time — boys

22 total births recorded since 1971 (Chalon as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 22 births
4.555.566.577.5 2001200019901971 5

Chalon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
51 births that decade — 38% of Chalon's all-time total
1960s231970s511980s471990s12

Chalon by state

Where Chalon concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chalon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.8%
California share of Chalon's total US births 3.8%

5 of 133 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chalon?
133 babies have been named Chalon since 1966. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1977 with 14 births.
When was Chalon most popular?
Chalon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Chalon most popular?
The top states for the name Chalon are California (5 births).
Is Chalon a unisex name?
Yes, Chalon is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 133 births, and as a boy's name it has 22 births.
How long has the name Chalon been used?
Chalon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 31 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Chalon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.