Chad

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Chad is a given name used predominantly for boys. There have been 241,679 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 240,640 as boys and 1,039 as girls. Chad gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 1972 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 90
2023 108
2022 132
2021 158
2020 150
2019 175
2018 241
2017 219
2016 290
2015 314
2014 346
2013 358
2012 434
2011 439
2010 463
2009 529
2008 613
2007 659
2006 799
2005 767
2004 834
2003 861
2002 929
2001 1,079
2000 1,453
1999 1,584
1998 1,808
1997 1,952
1996 2,173
1995 2,439
1994 2,737
1993 3,143
1992 3,365
1991 3,593
1990 4,356
1989 4,734
1988 5,325
1987 5,661
1986 6,059
1985 6,517
1984 7,100
1983 7,439
1982 7,960
1981 8,462
1980 10,177
1979 10,218
1978 10,172
1977 10,887
1976 11,835
1975 12,901
1974 12,854
1973 12,952
1972 13,440
1971 12,189
1970 6,654
1969 4,078
1968 2,930
1967 2,957
1966 2,210
1965 1,172
1964 875
1963 649
1962 465
1961 365
1960 255
1959 246
1958 249
1957 252
1956 221
1955 235
1954 202
1953 152
1952 118
1951 95
1950 66
1949 56
1948 55
1947 78
1946 57
1945 40
1944 36
1943 39
1942 41
1941 26
1940 23
1939 21
1938 18
1937 15
1936 18
1935 22
1934 15
1933 10
1932 17
1931 13
1930 8
1929 11
1928 8
1927 10
1926 7
1925 10
1924 14
1923 10
1922 15
1921 8
1920 10
1919 10
1918 11
1917 13
1915 5
1914 11