Boys' name · since 1911
Chapman
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 1,007 babies named Chapman, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,119 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,765 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,007
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,007 babies have been named Chapman since 1911, making it today's #3765 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Chapman recorded 1,007 times among boys since 1911, holding rank #3765 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #5,119 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,765 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,007 born since 1911
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chapman ranks #5,119 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,765 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,007 born since 1911, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,119 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,765 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,007
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chapman's 1,007 recorded births place it above 88.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Chapman compares
1,007 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chapman's all-time total is 173% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chapman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,007 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chapman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chapman's full recorded timeline at 1982, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chapman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Chapman by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (224 births, 22% of the file).
2010s was Chapman's strongest decade.
224 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Chapman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 40
1910s
40 births
- 1920s 60
1920s
60 births
- 1930s 43
1930s
43 births
- 1940s 45
1940s
45 births
- 1950s 40
1950s
40 births
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
120 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s
2010s
224 births
- 2020s
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 224 births (22% of all-time use).
How Chapman compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Chapman's total volume
Chapman by state
Where Chapman concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
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What to do with Chapman's data
- Chapman's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (224 total births) through the 2020s (143) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Chapmans (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
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 Chapman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Chapman 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.