Recorded 1913–1921 Boys' name Peak 1921 16 births

Chatman — boys' name

16 babies named Chatman in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s6
1910s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Chatman was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

6 babies were named Chatman in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chatman

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Chatman between 1913 and 1921, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chatman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chatman performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chatman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chatman 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 16 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.

Chatman at a glance

Last recorded 1921

Total births

16

Since 1913

9 years of records

Peak year

1921

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1921

Active since

1913

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1921

Chatman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1913

Last recorded 1921
Peak year (1921)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 192119151913 5

Chatman by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
10 births that decade — 63% of Chatman's all-time total
1910s101920s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chatman?
16 babies have been named Chatman since 1913. It was last recorded in 1921. The peak year was 1921 with 6 births.
When was Chatman most popular?
Chatman was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Chatman been used?
Chatman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 9 years of data through 1921.
What names are similar to Chatman?
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.

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, 1913–1921 (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.