Chaim vs Chad

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

Name A

Chaim

Boy name · Rank #682

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1814

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Metric Chaim Chad
Current Rank #682 #1814
Total Births (all years) 12,072 240,728
Peak Year 2022 1972
Peak Year Births 462 13,392
Peak Decade 2010s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1942 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Chaim Chad
1910s - 50
1920s - 103
1930s - 157
1940s 66 451
1950s 354 1,837
1960s 361 15,902
1970s 756 113,534
1980s 1,067 69,051
1990s 1,514 27,112
2000s 2,260 8,516
2010s 3,209 3,281
2020s 2,485 734

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chaim Chad
2014 291 346
2015 347 314
2016 326 291
2017 347 220
2018 314 241
2019 360 175
2020 386 150
2021 383 158
2022 462 132
2023 444 108
2024 399 90
2025 411 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, 1942–2025.

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