Boys' name · since 1999

Chemar

34 babies named Chemar in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#24,873 of 45,481
all-time among boys
34
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade

Chemar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 34 have been recorded since 1999.

Social Security Administration records show Chemar recorded 34 times among boys since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2005.

  • #24,873 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 34 born since 1999
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chemar ranks #24,873 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.

#24,873 of 45,481
all-time among boys
34
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Chemar's 34 recorded births place it above 44.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Chemar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Chemar's full recorded timeline at 2002, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Chemar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2005

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (2004)
9
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
45678910 19992001200220042005 7

Chemar by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (27 births, 79% of the file).

2000s was Chemar's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.

Chemar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 27 births (79% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chemar? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 34 babies named Chemar. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #24,873 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2005. Its busiest year on record was 2004, with 9 births.
Where does Chemar sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chemar ranks #24,873 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Chemar most popular? ▼
Chemar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Chemar been used? ▼
Chemar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 7 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Chemar? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chester, Chet, Chevy, Cheyenne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Chemar

Nearby Names Like Chemar

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Chemar

Chester Boy
#1585 121,474 births
Chet Boy
#2187 6,180 births
Chevy Boy
#1551 3,794 births
Cheyenne Boy
2,696 births
Chesley Boy
#7200 2,294 births

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Abbot
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Cromwell
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Chemar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2005 (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 Chemar 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.