Cha vs Chad

Side-by-side comparison of Cha and Chad - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cha

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1702

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Metric Cha Chad
Current Rank Unranked #1702
Total Births (all years) 253 240,728
Peak Year 1991 1972
Peak Year Births 21 13,392
Peak Decade 1990s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1980 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Cha Chad
1910s - 50
1920s - 103
1930s - 157
1940s - 451
1950s - 1,837
1960s - 15,902
1970s - 113,534
1980s 107 69,051
1990s 122 27,112
2000s 24 8,516
2010s - 3,281
2020s - 734

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cha Chad
2014 - 346
2015 - 314
2016 - 291
2017 - 220
2018 - 241
2019 - 175
2020 - 150
2021 - 158
2022 - 132
2023 - 108
2024 - 90
2025 - 96

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1980–2006.

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