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 #2786

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1808

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Metric Charleston Chad
Current Rank #2786 #1808
Total Births (all years) 2,467 240,640
Peak Year 2015 1972
Peak Year Births 88 13,391
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Charleston Chad
1910ss 22 50
1920ss 64 103
1930ss 23 157
1940ss 32 451
1950ss 99 1,836
1960ss 125 15,906
1970ss 202 113,538
1980ss 336 69,054
1990ss 374 27,111
2000ss 350 8,517
2010ss 609 3,279
2020ss 231 638

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Charleston Chad
2014 71 346
2015 88 314
2016 65 290
2017 58 219
2018 58 241
2019 70 175
2020 58 150
2021 54 158
2022 44 132
2023 29 108
2024 46 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, 1914–2024.

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