Name Legacy

Chalmers

Recorded 1880–2006 · United States

Chalmers was most popular in 1919, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,235 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,082 people named Chalmers.

Most popular in1919
Rank that year#2,235
Births that year38
Total since 18801,082
Given to100% boys

Chalmers over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Chalmers’s peak in 1919. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chalmers a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chalmers is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,082 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 Chalmers

Where Chalmers 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