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 #693

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1808

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Metric Chaim Chad
Current Rank #693 #1808
Total Births (all years) 11,647 240,640
Peak Year 2022 1972
Peak Year Births 462 13,391
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1942 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Chaim Chad
1910ss — 50
1920ss — 103
1930ss — 157
1940ss 66 451
1950ss 354 1,836
1960ss 361 15,906
1970ss 756 113,538
1980ss 1,067 69,054
1990ss 1,514 27,111
2000ss 2,260 8,517
2010ss 3,209 3,279
2020ss 2,060 638

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chaim Chad
2014 291 346
2015 347 314
2016 326 290
2017 347 219
2018 314 241
2019 360 175
2020 386 150
2021 383 158
2022 462 132
2023 441 108
2024 388 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, 1942–2024.

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