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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Chalmer

Chalmer was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 720th; the most babies were born in 1918 (56). More babies were named Chalmer in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191856 babies
Total since 1880
1,427babies recorded

Chalmer popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#9,2706
1990——
1980——
1970#4,3126
1960#3,7206
1950#2,8028
1940#1,40923
1930#1,23833
1920#94154
1910——
1900——
1890#7588
1880——

How popular is Chalmer, counting every spelling?

Chalmer has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Chalmer?

About 200 people born in the US named Chalmer are alive today, with a median age of 73; half are between 59 and 82. That makes Chalmer a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Chalmer by state

How common Chalmer was among boys born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (4.5×), Missouri (3.5×), Ohio (3.4×), Pennsylvania (1.6×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesIN0.13Ohio: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesOH0.16Pennsylvania: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesPA0.08New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesMO0.17Kentucky: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesKY0.22West Virginia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesWV0.09Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Chalmer, boys, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Chalmer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chalmer, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Chalmer

How popular is the name Chalmer?

Chalmer was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 720th; the most babies were born in 1918 (56). More babies were named Chalmer in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Chalmer a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,427 boys.

Where was Chalmer most popular?

In 1916–1920, Chalmer was most common in Kentucky (0.22 per 1,000 boys), followed by Missouri and Ohio.