Chad vs Charlie

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

Name A

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1814

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Name B

Charlie

Boy name · Rank #176

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Metric Chad Charlie
Current Rank #1814 #176
Total Births (all years) 240,728 184,280
Peak Year 1972 1919
Peak Year Births 13,392 2,891
Peak Decade 1970s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Chad Charlie
1880s - 7,091
1890s - 7,261
1900s - 7,928
1910s 50 19,834
1920s 103 25,176
1930s 157 19,154
1940s 451 18,264
1950s 1,837 15,282
1960s 15,902 10,041
1970s 113,534 6,365
1980s 69,051 5,465
1990s 27,112 4,913
2000s 8,516 8,367
2010s 3,281 16,490
2020s 734 12,649

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chad Charlie
2014 346 1,696
2015 314 1,674
2016 291 1,711
2017 220 1,793
2018 241 1,730
2019 175 1,832
2020 150 1,872
2021 158 2,009
2022 132 2,110
2023 108 2,104
2024 90 2,094
2025 96 2,460

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, 1914–2025.

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