Given name
Chalmer
“a chamber servant”
Chalmer is a variant of Chalmers. One French interpretation is “a chamber servant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chalmer is a variant of Chalmers. One French interpretation is “a chamber servant.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chalmer is a variant of Chalmers. An origin associated with Chalmers is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chalmer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,427
- 1,427 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 56 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 56 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 391 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chalmer’s family of names
Chalmer has a related form in Chalmers.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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