Chamberlain

#12,377 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Transferred from a surname; no fixed literal translation

Chamberlain has been given to 152 babies in the U.S. since 1990. In 2025 it ranked #12,377 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2011, with 9 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 89% boys, 11% girls all-time.

Babies named Chamberlain, 2025

1 in 663,000

Chamberlain over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Chamberlain over time

In 2025, Chamberlain went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19902025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Chamberlain: meaning, origin, and history

Transferred from a surname; no fixed literal translation

surname transfer

What Chamberlain means

Chamberlain is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Chamberlain is used in English. Its origins include surname transfer.

Chamberlain is recorded as a surname transferred into given-name use.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 135 boys were recorded with the name Chamberlain between 1990 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 9 in 2011; its best national rank was #6,508 in 1990.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #10,836 in 2020 to #12,377 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #10,906 in 2015 to #12,377 in 2025.

In the United States, 17 girls were recorded with the name Chamberlain between 1999 and 2022. Its highest annual count was 6 in 1999; its best national rank was #12,978 in 1999.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Chamberlain?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 663,000; 5 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 342,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #12,377; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 459,581 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Chamberlain sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 459,581 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Chamberlain. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Chamberlains were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Chamberlain was born before 2012 — so the typical Chamberlain is around 13 today.

Median birth year: 2012; About 13 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 43.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 82.2%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 135; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 43.7% of all recorded uses (59).

Is Chamberlain rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: −1,541; Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago: −1,471; Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago: 0.83×; Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak: 55.6%; Peak was 2011 (9)
Years since peak: 14; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 26.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #6,508; 1990

Chamberlain by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #12,377
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 1,541
Best rank ever: #6,508; 1990
Peak year: 2011; 9 that year
First recorded: 1990
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 135
Count in 2025: 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #12,978; 1999
Peak year: 1999; 6 that year
First recorded: 1999
Last recorded: 2022
All-time count: 17
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Chamberlain

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Sibling names for Chamberlain

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

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For a brother

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