Chad Boy
How popular is Chad?
#1,699 boy name in 2025
96 baby boys were named Chad in the US in 2025, making it the 1699th most popular boy name.
222,956living people named Chad (est.)
47median age of people named Chad
241,767babies named Chad since 1880
1 in 34,535US babies born in 2025
Chad popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,699 for boys (▲ 110 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 96 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-69% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #760 in 2015, #1,240 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1972 (13,392 boys) |
| Highest rank | #25 in 1972 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Chad is most popular
Babies named Chad per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Louisiana: 0.4 per 1,000 (37 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (22 boys)
Chad by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 50 | #1,974 |
| 1920s | 103 | #2,142 |
| 1930s | 157 | #1,453 |
| 1940s | 451 | #777 |
| 1950s | 1,837 | #476 |
| 1960s | 15,902 | #69 |
| 1970s | 113,534 | #25 |
| 1980s | 69,051 | #39 |
| 1990s | 27,112 | #85 |
| 2000s | 8,516 | #236 |
| 2010s | 3,281 | #545 |
| 2020s | 734 | #1,218 |
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Questions
- Is Chad a boy or girl name?
- Chad is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Chad were boys.
- How popular is the name Chad?
- 96 baby boys were named Chad in the US in 2025, making it the 1699th most popular boy name.
- When was Chad most popular?
- Chad peaked in 1972, when 13,392 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #25, held for 2 years starting in 1972.
- How many people are named Chad?
- 241,767 babies have been named Chad in the US since 1880. We estimate about 222,956 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 47.
- Where is Chad most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Chad was most common in Louisiana, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.