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 #1808

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Name B

Charlie

Boy name · Rank #176

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Metric Chad Charlie
Current Rank #1808 #176
Total Births (all years) 240,640 181,806
Peak Year 1972 1919
Peak Year Births 13,391 2,891
Peak Decade 1970ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Chad Charlie
1880ss — 7,091
1890ss — 7,261
1900ss — 7,928
1910ss 50 19,834
1920ss 103 25,176
1930ss 157 19,154
1940ss 451 18,264
1950ss 1,836 15,282
1960ss 15,906 10,043
1970ss 113,538 6,368
1980ss 69,054 5,467
1990ss 27,111 4,912
2000ss 8,517 8,367
2010ss 3,279 16,490
2020ss 638 10,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chad Charlie
2014 346 1,696
2015 314 1,674
2016 290 1,711
2017 219 1,793
2018 241 1,730
2019 175 1,832
2020 150 1,871
2021 158 2,008
2022 132 2,107
2023 108 2,099
2024 90 2,084

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, 1914–2024.

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