Chai vs Chad

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

Name A

Chai

Boy name · Rank #5981

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1808

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Metric Chai Chad
Current Rank #5981 #1808
Total Births (all years) 378 240,640
Peak Year 1993 1972
Peak Year Births 16 13,391
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1981 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Chai Chad
1910ss — 50
1920ss — 103
1930ss — 157
1940ss — 451
1950ss — 1,836
1960ss — 15,906
1970ss — 113,538
1980ss 87 69,054
1990ss 105 27,111
2000ss 91 8,517
2010ss 50 3,279
2020ss 45 638

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chai Chad
2014 — 346
2015 — 314
2016 — 290
2017 7 219
2018 7 241
2019 8 175
2020 6 150
2021 7 158
2022 8 132
2023 9 108
2024 15 90

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, 1981–2024.

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