Boys' name · since 1884
Hjalmer
Hjalmer has 202 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,884 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 202
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
202 boys have been named Hjalmer since 1884, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Hjalmer has 202 recorded births among boys since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1932.
- #12,884 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 202 born since 1884
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hjalmer ranks #12,884 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 202 born since 1884, peaking in the 1910s.
- #12,884 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 202
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
Hjalmer's 202 recorded births place it above 71.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Hjalmer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hjalmer's SSA record in two at 1913 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1890, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hjalmer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1932
- Peak year (1917)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Hjalmer by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (89 births, 44% of the file).
1910s was Hjalmer's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Hjalmer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 12
1880s
12 births
- 1890s 32
1890s
32 births
- 1900s 23
1900s
23 births
- 1910s
1910s
89 births
- 1920s
1920s
41 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 89 births (44% of all-time use).
Hjalmer by state
Where Hjalmer concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 23 | 11.4% |
| #2 | North Dakota | | 6 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 2.5% |
23 of 202 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Hjalmer's decade-level peak was the 1910s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Hjalmers (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Hjalmer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1884–1932 (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 Hjalmer 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.