Channing vs Chad

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

Name A

Channing

Boy name · Rank #1695

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1808

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Metric Channing Chad
Current Rank #1695 #1808
Total Births (all years) 7,205 240,640
Peak Year 2012 1972
Peak Year Births 512 13,391
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Channing Chad
1910ss 51 50
1920ss 127 103
1930ss 79 157
1940ss 76 451
1950ss 104 1,836
1960ss 235 15,906
1970ss 415 113,538
1980ss 752 69,054
1990ss 814 27,111
2000ss 767 8,517
2010ss 3,234 3,279
2020ss 551 638

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Channing Chad
2014 361 346
2015 300 314
2016 273 290
2017 232 219
2018 196 241
2019 164 175
2020 131 150
2021 113 158
2022 113 132
2023 96 108
2024 98 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, 1912–2024.

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