Chalmers

CHAL-merz /ˈtʃælmɚz/
boy 2 syllables fading

Chalmers is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Chalmers is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2006. Chalmers was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1919 (38 births).

About the name Chalmers

PronunciationCHAL-merz /ˈtʃælmɚz/
CultureEnglish
38peak births 1919
1880first in SSA data

Names similar to Chalmers

How popular is Chalmers?

Boys named Chalmers
18801900192019401960198020002006
Boys named Chalmers per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2006 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2006) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Chalmers total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200666#10,893
200566#10,325
200066#9,271
19907—#6,513
19886—#6,548
19876—#6,214
19855—#6,684
19845—#6,463
19825—#6,516
19805—#6,396
19795—#6,189
19787—#4,626
19727—#4,037
197110—#3,181
19686—#3,745
19657—#3,285
196411—#2,560
19637—#3,362
19625—#4,130
19617—#3,405
196011—#2,558
19589—#2,857
19579—#2,851
195617—#1,955
195512—#2,322
19548—#2,990
19538—#2,943
19528—#2,910
195113—#2,153
195011—#2,334
194915—#1,956
194813—#2,131
194716—#1,931
194616—#1,827
194512—#2,020
194417—#1,690
194318—#1,708
194216—#1,811
194115—#1,830
194013—#1,998
19398—#2,643
193818—#1,622
193720—#1,537
19367—#2,907
193512—#2,148
193420—#1,562
193313—#2,004
193212—#2,213
193120—#1,594
193019—#1,705
192924—#1,488
192817—#1,912
192725—#1,522
192625—#1,477
192528—#1,395
192427—#1,459
192333—#1,259
192236—#1,199
192130—#1,368
192030—#1,329
191938—#1,130
191831—#1,261
191731—#1,225
191622—#1,515
191523—#1,418
191426—#1,131
191318—#1,214
191220—#1,030
19117—#1,410
19085—#1,413
19055—#1,264
19048—#895
19015—#1,078
18957—#891
18945—#1,109
18916—#864
18845—#996
18835—#918
18805—#936