Chad
Last seen for girls in 2004 at #14,179 · #1,699 for boys in 2025, 96 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1972 · 13,392 births
- Debut · boys
- 11 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 22 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 240,728since 1914
Chad over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,699 | 96 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,809 | 90 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,608 | 108 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,403 | 132 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,218 | 158 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,240 | 150 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,118 | 175 | |
| 2018 | — | #899 | 241 | |
| 2017 | — | #947 | 220 | |
| 2016 | — | #799 | 291 | |
| 2015 | — | #760 | 314 | |
| 2014 | — | #704 | 346 | |
| 2013 | — | #674 | 358 | |
| 2012 | — | #589 | 434 | |
| 2011 | — | #569 | 439 | |
| 2010 | — | #545 | 463 | |
| 2009 | — | #509 | 529 | |
| 2008 | — | #452 | 613 | |
| 2007 | — | #431 | 659 | |
| 2006 | — | #373 | 799 | |
| 2005 | — | #377 | 767 | |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #343 | 828 |
| 2003 | — | #334 | 861 | |
| 2002 | — | #309 | 928 | |
| 2001 | — | #283 | 1,079 | |
| 2000 | — | #236 | 1,453 | |
| 1999 | — | #215 | 1,585 | |
| 1998 | — | #186 | 1,808 | |
| 1997 | — | #174 | 1,952 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #161 | 2,168 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #144 | 2,434 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #130 | 2,730 |
| 1993 | — | #114 | 3,143 | |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #108 | 3,356 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #104 | 3,585 |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 | #85 | 4,351 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #74 | 4,723 |
| 1988 | #3,393 | 28 | #65 | 5,299 |
| 1987 | #2,572 | 39 | #63 | 5,622 |
| 1986 | #2,845 | 33 | #59 | 6,026 |
| 1985 | #2,100 | 50 | #57 | 6,466 |
| 1984 | #2,515 | 37 | #51 | 7,062 |
| 1983 | #2,097 | 47 | #49 | 7,390 |
| 1982 | #2,024 | 51 | #48 | 7,909 |
| 1981 | #2,085 | 49 | #47 | 8,412 |
| 1980 | #2,651 | 35 | #39 | 10,142 |
| 1979 | #1,874 | 56 | #38 | 10,161 |
| 1978 | #1,653 | 64 | #35 | 10,107 |
| 1977 | #1,801 | 56 | #34 | 10,831 |
| 1976 | #1,499 | 69 | #29 | 11,766 |
| 1975 | #1,571 | 63 | #27 | 12,838 |
| 1974 | #1,520 | 64 | #26 | 12,788 |
| 1973 | #1,444 | 67 | #25 | 12,886 |
| 1972 | #1,771 | 49 | #25 | 13,392 |
| 1971 | #1,754 | 51 | #29 | 12,137 |
| 1970 | #2,779 | 25 | #51 | 6,628 |
| 1969 | #3,199 | 18 | #69 | 4,060 |
| 1968 | #3,789 | 13 | #104 | 2,917 |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | #105 | 2,946 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #135 | 2,201 |
| 1965 | — | #209 | 1,172 | |
| 1964 | — | #259 | 875 | |
| 1963 | — | #308 | 648 | |
| 1962 | — | #374 | 464 | |
| 1961 | — | #416 | 364 | |
| 1960 | — | #494 | 255 | |
| 1959 | — | #499 | 247 | |
| 1958 | — | #493 | 249 | |
| 1957 | — | #491 | 252 | |
| 1956 | — | #509 | 221 | |
| 1955 | — | #477 | 235 | |
| 1954 | — | #513 | 202 | |
| 1953 | — | #583 | 152 | |
| 1952 | — | #644 | 118 | |
| 1951 | — | #711 | 95 | |
| 1950 | — | #836 | 66 | |
| 1949 | — | #923 | 56 | |
| 1948 | — | #933 | 55 | |
| 1947 | — | #778 | 78 | |
| 1946 | — | #869 | 57 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,006 | 40 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,107 | 36 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,088 | 39 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,054 | 41 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,300 | 26 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,397 | 23 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,458 | 21 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,613 | 18 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,828 | 15 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,587 | 18 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,453 | 22 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,860 | 15 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,368 | 10 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,777 | 17 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,101 | 13 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,022 | 8 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,452 | 11 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,076 | 8 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,703 | 10 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,385 | 7 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,755 | 10 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,229 | 14 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,772 | 10 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,143 | 15 | |
| 1921 | — | #3,214 | 8 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,765 | 10 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,665 | 10 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,543 | 11 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,188 | 13 | |
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | #3,825 | 5 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Chad! It came in at #1,975, and was given to 11 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1915–1916, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Chad is popular in 1991
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#59 · 1 in 220
- Hawaii#60 · 1 in 217
- Maine#67 · 1 in 237
- Idaho#69 · 1 in 247
- Louisiana#70 · 1 in 319
Best ever in a state: #3 in South Dakota, 1971.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #59 | 47 | 1 in 220 |
| Hawaii | #60 | 32 | 1 in 217 |
| Maine | #67 | 31 | 1 in 237 |
| Idaho | #69 | 28 | 1 in 247 |
| Louisiana | #70 | 97 | 1 in 319 |
| Michigan | #71 | 201 | 1 in 342 |
| Montana | #71 | 18 | 1 in 245 |
| Alaska | #75 | 16 | 1 in 275 |
| Kentucky | #76 | 75 | 1 in 330 |
| Ohio | #76 | 222 | 1 in 359 |
| Vermont | #76 | 11 | 1 in 287 |
| Oklahoma | #77 | 64 | 1 in 323 |
| North Dakota | #78 | 15 | 1 in 283 |
| South Dakota | #79 | 15 | 1 in 303 |
| Delaware | #80 | 12 | 1 in 390 |
| Indiana | #82 | 105 | 1 in 381 |
| Oregon | #82 | 56 | 1 in 352 |
| Pennsylvania | #83 | 176 | 1 in 456 |
| New Hampshire | #84 | 18 | 1 in 398 |
| Iowa | #85 | 54 | 1 in 332 |
| Maryland | #87 | 69 | 1 in 474 |
| Minnesota | #87 | 81 | 1 in 382 |
| Arkansas | #88 | 40 | 1 in 374 |
| Tennessee | #88 | 79 | 1 in 448 |
| Utah | #89 | 48 | 1 in 345 |
| Virginia | #89 | 89 | 1 in 473 |
| Missouri | #91 | 83 | 1 in 449 |
| Washington | #91 | 85 | 1 in 423 |
| Wisconsin | #91 | 75 | 1 in 437 |
| Florida | #93 | 178 | 1 in 500 |
| Kansas | #93 | 44 | 1 in 365 |
| Colorado | #95 | 59 | 1 in 411 |
| Georgia | #99 | 88 | 1 in 553 |
| South Carolina | #104 | 42 | 1 in 554 |
| Wyoming | #106 | 6 | 1 in 393 |
| Nebraska | #107 | 19 | 1 in 557 |
| North Carolina | #107 | 75 | 1 in 614 |
| Rhode Island | #110 | 10 | 1 in 654 |
| Massachusetts | #113 | 52 | 1 in 799 |
| Alabama | #114 | 45 | 1 in 586 |
| Nevada | #117 | 17 | 1 in 539 |
| Arizona | #126 | 53 | 1 in 574 |
| Illinois | #136 | 115 | 1 in 761 |
| Connecticut | #138 | 21 | 1 in 1,027 |
| New York | #139 | 151 | 1 in 890 |
| California | #149 | 395 | 1 in 729 |
| Texas | #153 | 209 | 1 in 733 |
| Mississippi | #160 | 22 | 1 in 762 |
| New Jersey | #220 | 31 | 1 in 1,723 |
| New Mexico | #282 | 7 | 1 in 1,641 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Chad
- 110 spots since 2024 (#1,809 → #1,699)
- 459 spots since 2020 (#1,240 → #1,699)
- 939 spots since 2015 (#760 → #1,699)
- Biggest jump: 137 spots in 1946 (#1,006 → #869)
- Biggest drop: 219 spots in 2019 (#899 → #1,118)
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 1972 at #25 (13,392 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 22 yrs · run 1969–1990
- Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1946–2018
- Highest: 1 in 121 boys born in 1973 were named Chad (0.83%)
- Latest: 1 in 17,792 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #25 in 1972, was only 1 in 121 (0.83%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 47.2% of all boys named Chad (113,534) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 50 | #1,975 (1914) | #2,639 |
| 1920s | 103 | #2,143 (1922) | #2,749 |
| 1930s | 157 | #1,453 (1935) | #1,907 |
| 1940s | 451 | #778 (1947) | #1,046 |
| 1950s | 1,837 | #477 (1955) | #576 |
| 1960s | 15,902 | #69 (1969) | #247 |
| 1970s | 113,534 | #25 (1972) | #32 |
| 1980s | 69,051 | #39 (1980) | #55 |
| 1990s | 27,112 | #85 (1990) | #142 |
| 2000s | 8,516 | #236 (2000) | #365 |
| 2010s | 3,281 | #545 (2010) | #760 |
| 2020s | 734 | #1,218 (2021) | #1,496 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Chad in 1991
Top girls' names in 1991
Top boys' names in 1991
More about 1991
girls
1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 234,376 of them was named Chad, which outranked 39.6% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #8,588Zola9
- #8,588Zoua9
- #8,588Zuleica9
- #9,336Chad8
- #9,336Aaisha8
- #9,336Aaryn8
- #9,336Abbigale8
- #10,271Abelina7
- #10,271Abeni7
- #10,271Abiola7
Tied with 934 names at #9,336; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 564 of them was named Chad, which outranked 98.9% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.