Chalon
The Story of Chalon
As a girl name
Chalon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1966, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1977: 14 births, good for #4,652 nationwide. About 38% of every Chalon on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Chalon last appeared in the published SSA data in 1996, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 133 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Chalon on the record books as a boy name in 1971, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 7 Chalons were born — ranking #6,415 that year. About 45% of every Chalon on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Chalon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2001, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 22 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Chalon
Chalon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 133 births in the dataset. Chalon's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #4,652. Use the chart and map above to compare Chalon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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