Recorded 1990–2025 Unisex name Peak 2011 135 births

Chamberlain — boys' name

135 babies named Chamberlain in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

135 boys have been named Chamberlain since 1990, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

135
total births
1990–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Chamberlain was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

9 babies were named Chamberlain in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chamberlain

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Chamberlain between 1990 and 2025, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chamberlain currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Chamberlain is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 17 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chamberlain performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chamberlain shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chamberlain 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 135 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.

Chamberlain at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

135

Since 1990

36 years of records

Peak year

2011

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1990

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2025

Chamberlain popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1990

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2011)
9
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Chamberlain popularity over time — girls

17 total births recorded since 1999 (Chamberlain as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.5 202220201999 6

Chamberlain by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
59 births that decade — 44% of Chamberlain's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chamberlain?
135 babies have been named Chamberlain since 1990. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2011 with 9 births.
When was Chamberlain most popular?
Chamberlain was most popular in the 2010s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Is Chamberlain a unisex name?
Yes, Chamberlain is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 135 births, and as a girl's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Chamberlain been used?
Chamberlain has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 36 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Chamberlain?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charles, Chad, Charlie, Chase, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1990–2025 (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.