Is Chalmer a boy or girl name?

Chalmer is a boy’s name. Of the 1,427 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Chalmer

Recorded 1881–2000 · United States

Chalmer was most popular in 1918, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,787 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,427 people named Chalmer.

Chalmer over time

Births per year. The dot marks Chalmer’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chalmer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chalmer is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,427 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Chalmer

Where Chalmer is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org