Chalmer

Popularity Trends

The name Chalmer is the #6,317 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,427 recorded births since 1881. This represents the 18.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 18.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,212 (29.9% percentile) for all time with 1,427 births since 1881.

Chalmer first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1881 (first recorded for boys in 1881). Birth data for Chalmer is available in 84 out of the 120 years between 1881 and 2000. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Chalmer reached its peak popularity in 1918, achieving the 9.6% percentile (ranked #480) with 53 births per million. The name was most common in 1901, with 69 births per million (ranked 1.4% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 2000.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Chalmer".

1881 2000 18812000

Key Statistics

Total Births

1,427

Peak Births

Peak Year

1918

First Recorded

1881

Peak Percentile

9.6%

Current Percentile

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Peak Rank

#480

Current Rank

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Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Chalmer", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Chalmer.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Chalmer's popularity from 1880 to 2003 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Chalmer at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Chalmer range from Celesta at 81.6% correlation to Ione at 79.5% correlation, with an average correlation level of 80.1%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Wilbur with 57.1K births (99% boys) and the least popular is Lurline with 1.9K births (100% girls).

Chalmer's share of births peaked at 69.2 births per million for boys in 1918. It reached its lowest point of 2.6 births per million (4% of peak) in 1987. In 2000, the most recent period with data, the name Chalmer had 2.9 births per million, 4% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Celesta

2,129

81.61% (very strong)

Clement

14k

80.72% (very strong)

Rosamond

3,289

80.47% (very strong)

Erwin

21.1k

80.27% (very strong)

Wilbur

57.1k

80.20% (very strong)

Beryl

12.5k

80.04% (very strong)

Alda

4,976

79.93% (strong)

Elma

22.1k

79.75% (strong)

Elda

8,974

79.68% (strong)

Winifred

45.7k

79.64% (strong)

Lurline

1,885

79.55% (strong)

Ione

9,976

79.55% (strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Chalmer

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Chalmer. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 81.8% confident that Chalmer is pronounced as CHAHL-mer, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is CHAL-mer, at 18.2% confidence, with 2 syllables.

CHAHL-mer

81.8%

CHAL-mer

18.2%

CHAHL-mer (2 syllables)

81.8% confidence

CH AA1 L M ER0

CHAL-mer (2 syllables)

18.2% confidence

CH AE1 L M ER0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like CH AA1 L M ER0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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