Charley vs Chad

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

Name A

Charley

Boy name · Rank #1833

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1814

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Charley Chad
Current Rank #1833 #1814
Total Births (all years) 23,974 240,728
Peak Year 1920 1972
Peak Year Births 485 13,392
Peak Decade 1920s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Charley Chad
1880s 2,550 -
1890s 1,755 -
1900s 1,633 -
1910s 3,530 50
1920s 3,984 103
1930s 2,423 157
1940s 1,852 451
1950s 1,414 1,837
1960s 1,021 15,902
1970s 727 113,534
1980s 625 69,051
1990s 440 27,112
2000s 631 8,516
2010s 865 3,281
2020s 524 734

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Charley Chad
2014 78 346
2015 85 314
2016 79 291
2017 96 220
2018 100 241
2019 86 175
2020 83 150
2021 84 158
2022 86 132
2023 96 108
2024 88 90
2025 87 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, 1880–2025.

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