Boy nameCurrently #1,805 in the USFalling
Chad
CHAD//tʃæd//
1 syllablePeak year: 19724 lettersStarts with C
Meaning & origin
Warlike, or from an Old English saint's name
Chad comes from an Old English name of debated meaning, sometimes linked to 'warlike', and honors a 7th-century English saint. Popular in the mid-20th century, it also happens to share its name with the African nation.
Chad's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Chad |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1917 | 13 |
| 1918 | 11 |
| 1919 | 10 |
| 1920 | 10 |
| 1921 | 8 |
| 1922 | 15 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1924 | 14 |
| 1925 | 10 |
| 1926 | 7 |
| 1927 | 10 |
| 1928 | 8 |
| 1929 | 11 |
| 1930 | 8 |
| 1931 | 13 |
| 1932 | 17 |
| 1933 | 10 |
| 1934 | 15 |
| 1935 | 22 |
| 1936 | 18 |
| 1937 | 15 |
| 1938 | 18 |
| 1939 | 21 |
| 1940 | 23 |
| 1941 | 26 |
| 1942 | 41 |
| 1943 | 39 |
| 1944 | 36 |
| 1945 | 40 |
| 1946 | 57 |
| 1947 | 78 |
| 1948 | 55 |
| 1949 | 56 |
| 1950 | 66 |
| 1951 | 95 |
| 1952 | 118 |
| 1953 | 152 |
| 1954 | 202 |
| 1955 | 235 |
| 1956 | 221 |
| 1957 | 252 |
| 1958 | 249 |
| 1959 | 246 |
| 1960 | 255 |
| 1961 | 365 |
| 1962 | 465 |
| 1963 | 649 |
| 1964 | 875 |
| 1965 | 1,172 |
| 1966 | 2,210 |
| 1967 | 2,957 |
| 1968 | 2,930 |
| 1969 | 4,078 |
| 1970 | 6,654 |
| 1971 | 12,189 |
| 1972 | 13,440 |
| 1973 | 12,952 |
| 1974 | 12,854 |
| 1975 | 12,901 |
| 1976 | 11,835 |
| 1977 | 10,887 |
| 1978 | 10,172 |
| 1979 | 10,218 |
| 1980 | 10,177 |
| 1981 | 8,462 |
| 1982 | 7,960 |
| 1983 | 7,439 |
| 1984 | 7,100 |
| 1985 | 6,517 |
| 1986 | 6,059 |
| 1987 | 5,661 |
| 1988 | 5,325 |
| 1989 | 4,734 |
| 1990 | 4,356 |
| 1991 | 3,593 |
| 1992 | 3,365 |
| 1993 | 3,143 |
| 1994 | 2,737 |
| 1995 | 2,439 |
| 1996 | 2,173 |
| 1997 | 1,952 |
| 1998 | 1,808 |
| 1999 | 1,584 |
| 2000 | 1,453 |
| 2001 | 1,079 |
| 2002 | 929 |
| 2003 | 861 |
| 2004 | 834 |
| 2005 | 767 |
| 2006 | 799 |
| 2007 | 659 |
| 2008 | 613 |
| 2009 | 529 |
| 2010 | 463 |
| 2011 | 439 |
| 2012 | 434 |
| 2013 | 358 |
| 2014 | 346 |
| 2015 | 314 |
| 2016 | 290 |
| 2017 | 219 |
| 2018 | 241 |
| 2019 | 175 |
| 2020 | 150 |
| 2021 | 158 |
| 2022 | 132 |
| 2023 | 108 |
| 2024 | 90 |
Chad through the decades
- Chad peaked in 1972, when 13,440 babies were named Chad in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Chad has fallen 65% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Chad currently ranks #1,805 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Chad
Variants & spellings
Ceadda