Charlies vs Chad

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

Name A

Charlies

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1814

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Metric Charlies Chad
Current Rank Unranked #1814
Total Births (all years) 181 240,728
Peak Year 1939 1972
Peak Year Births 10 13,392
Peak Decade 1950s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Charlies Chad
1910s 7 50
1920s 24 103
1930s 25 157
1940s 23 451
1950s 44 1,837
1960s 31 15,902
1970s 27 113,534
1980s - 69,051
1990s - 27,112
2000s - 8,516
2010s - 3,281
2020s - 734

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Charlies Chad
2014 - 346
2015 - 314
2016 - 291
2017 - 220
2018 - 241
2019 - 175
2020 - 150
2021 - 158
2022 - 132
2023 - 108
2024 - 90
2025 - 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, 1919–1979.

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