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 #1829

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1808

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Metric Charley Chad
Current Rank #1829 #1808
Total Births (all years) 23,885 240,640
Peak Year 1920 1972
Peak Year Births 485 13,391
Peak Decade 1920ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Charley Chad
1880ss 2,550 —
1890ss 1,755 —
1900ss 1,633 —
1910ss 3,530 50
1920ss 3,984 103
1930ss 2,423 157
1940ss 1,852 451
1950ss 1,414 1,836
1960ss 1,021 15,906
1970ss 727 113,538
1980ss 625 69,054
1990ss 440 27,111
2000ss 631 8,517
2010ss 865 3,279
2020ss 435 638

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Charley Chad
2014 78 346
2015 85 314
2016 79 290
2017 96 219
2018 100 241
2019 86 175
2020 83 150
2021 83 158
2022 85 132
2023 96 108
2024 88 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, 1880–2024.

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