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

Boy name

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1808

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Metric Charlies Chad
Current Rank Unranked #1808
Total Births (all years) 181 240,640
Peak Year 1939 1972
Peak Year Births 10 13,391
Peak Decade 1950ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Charlies Chad
1910ss 7 50
1920ss 24 103
1930ss 25 157
1940ss 23 451
1950ss 44 1,836
1960ss 31 15,906
1970ss 27 113,538
1980ss — 69,054
1990ss — 27,111
2000ss — 8,517
2010ss — 3,279
2020ss — 638

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Charlies Chad
2014 — 346
2015 — 314
2016 — 290
2017 — 219
2018 — 241
2019 — 175
2020 — 150
2021 — 158
2022 — 132
2023 — 108
2024 — 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, 1919–1979.

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