Unisex name · since 1984
Chatham
155 babies named Chatham in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,515 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 155
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chatham is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 155 have been recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Chatham recorded 155 times among boys since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1984 to 2024.
- #14,515 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 155 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chatham ranks #14,515 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 155 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,515 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 155
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chatham's 155 recorded births place it above 68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Chatham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chatham splits its recorded history at 2012: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chatham popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2024
- Peak year (2015)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Chatham popularity over time - girls
44 total births recorded since 2003 (Chatham as girls' name)
Chatham by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (81 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Chatham's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Chatham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 81 births (52% of all-time use).
Chatham by state
Where Chatham concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 10 | 6.5% |
10 of 155 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chatham's data
- Chatham's decade-level peak was the 2010s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Chathams (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Chatham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1984–2024 (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 Chatham 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.