Chance vs Chad

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

Name A

Chance

Boy name · Rank #418

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1808

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Metric Chance Chad
Current Rank #418 #1808
Total Births (all years) 53,890 240,640
Peak Year 1996 1972
Peak Year Births 2,243 13,391
Peak Decade 2000ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Chance Chad
1880ss 5 —
1910ss 5 50
1920ss 12 103
1930ss — 157
1940ss 20 451
1950ss 22 1,836
1960ss 536 15,906
1970ss 1,843 113,538
1980ss 4,726 69,054
1990ss 13,231 27,111
2000ss 14,338 8,517
2010ss 14,328 3,279
2020ss 4,824 638

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chance Chad
2014 1,533 346
2015 1,464 314
2016 1,347 290
2017 1,347 219
2018 1,318 241
2019 1,213 175
2020 1,199 150
2021 1,033 158
2022 983 132
2023 852 108
2024 757 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, 1883–2024.

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