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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Chalmers

Chalmers was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 864th; the most babies were born in 1919 (38). More babies were named Chalmers 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
191938 babies
Total since 1880
1,082babies recorded

Chalmers popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 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#9,2716
1990#6,5137
1980#6,3965
1970——
1960#2,55811
1950#2,33411
1940#1,99813
1930#1,70519
1920#1,32930
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880#9365

How popular is Chalmers, counting every spelling?

Chalmers has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Chalmers?

About 300 people born in the US named Chalmers are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 54 and 79. That makes Chalmers 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.

Chalmers by state

How common Chalmers was among boys born in each state in 1917–1921, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (9.4×), Pennsylvania (1.5×). In 48 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: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesPA0.05New 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: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesSC0.30District 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, Chalmers, boys, 1917–1921. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Chalmers

How popular is the name Chalmers?

Chalmers was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 864th; the most babies were born in 1919 (38). More babies were named Chalmers in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Chalmers a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,082 boys.

Where was Chalmers most popular?

In 1917–1921, Chalmers was most common in South Carolina (0.30 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and North Carolina.