How Many People Are Named Chamberlain?
An estimated 145 people in the United States have the first name Chamberlain. It is used for both genders, with 88.4% male. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Chamberlain peaked in popularity in 1999 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chamberlain as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chamberlain paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
145
About 1 in 2,363,823 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
88.4% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
1999
13 births
Total Registered
147
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chamberlain
Chamberlain is predominantly male (88.4%), though 17 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Chamberlain as a male name
Ranked #9,057 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 2011 (9 births)
Chamberlain as a female name
Ranked #13,947 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1999 (6 births)
Chamberlain: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chamberlain span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 59 babies were registered. While Chamberlain is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Chamberlain by Decade
How has Chamberlain tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chamberlain + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chamberlain as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chamberlain
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Chamberlain: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chamberlain?
We estimate approximately 145 people named Chamberlain are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,363,823 Americans share this first name.
Is Chamberlain a common name?
Chamberlain is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 147 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chamberlain most popular?
Chamberlain reached peak popularity in 1999, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chamberlain is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chamberlain a male name?
Chamberlain is predominantly male. 88.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chamberlain Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chamberlain Smith, Chamberlain Johnson, Chamberlain Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me