Chatham comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Place of the soldiers' camp..
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How popular is Chatham?
2015peak year
The name Chatham reached its peak in 2015, with 14 registrations (ranked #6051). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1984, roughly 31 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #8118) today, averaging about 12 new babies per year. Chatham's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 199 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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