Charleston vs Chad

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

Name A

Charleston

Boy name · Rank #2795

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1814

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Metric Charleston Chad
Current Rank #2795 #1814
Total Births (all years) 2,508 240,728
Peak Year 2015 1972
Peak Year Births 88 13,392
Peak Decade 2010s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Charleston Chad
1910s 22 50
1920s 64 103
1930s 23 157
1940s 32 451
1950s 99 1,837
1960s 125 15,902
1970s 202 113,534
1980s 336 69,051
1990s 374 27,112
2000s 350 8,516
2010s 609 3,281
2020s 272 734

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Charleston Chad
2014 71 346
2015 88 314
2016 65 291
2017 58 220
2018 58 241
2019 70 175
2020 58 150
2021 54 158
2022 44 132
2023 29 108
2024 46 90
2025 41 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, 1914–2025.

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