Chalmers
1 countryPopularity over time in 🇺🇸 United States
Chalmers’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
🇺🇸 United States
1,082 births recorded 1880–2006 · peaked in 1919 with 38 births
Most common in: South Carolina, Pennsylvania, North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Chalmers’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | #3356 | — |
| 1962 | #4033 | ↓677 |
| 1963 | #3318 | ↑715 |
| 1964 | #2546 | ↑772 |
| 1965 | #3244 | ↓698 |
| 1968 | #3673 | ↓429 |
| 1971 | #3146 | ↑527 |
| 1972 | #3963 | ↓817 |
| 1978 | #4554 | ↓591 |
| 1979 | #6056 | ↓1502 |
| 1980 | #6250 | ↓194 |
| 1982 | #6385 | ↓135 |
| 1984 | #6315 | ↑70 |
| 1985 | #6523 | ↓208 |
| 1987 | #6089 | ↑434 |
| 1988 | #6426 | ↓337 |
| 1990 | #6415 | ↑11 |
| 2000 | #9112 | ↓2697 |
| 2005 | #10151 | ↓1039 |
| 2006 | #10662 | ↓511 |
Frequently asked questions about Chalmers
Is Chalmers a popular name?
Chalmers has 1,082 recorded births in United States between 1880 and 2006, but doesn’t currently rank in the yearly top list.
Is Chalmers more common for boys or girls?
Chalmers is recorded predominantly as a boys’ name in official United States birth data.
When was Chalmers most popular?
Chalmers peaked in 1919 in United States, with 38 recorded births that year.
Is Chalmers rising or falling in popularity?
In United States, Chalmers’s popularity is falling — its rank has slipped from #909 in 1880 to #10662 in 2006.
How many babies have been named Chalmers?
At least 1,082 babies have been recorded with the name Chalmers across official birth statistics in 1 country.