Charlton vs Chad

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

Name A

Charlton

Boy name · Rank #9020

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1814

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Metric Charlton Chad
Current Rank #9020 #1814
Total Births (all years) 3,530 240,728
Peak Year 1971 1972
Peak Year Births 82 13,392
Peak Decade 1970s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1888 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Charlton Chad
1880s 5 -
1890s 18 -
1900s 23 -
1910s 145 50
1920s 174 103
1930s 137 157
1940s 137 451
1950s 365 1,837
1960s 469 15,902
1970s 561 113,534
1980s 515 69,051
1990s 391 27,112
2000s 327 8,516
2010s 187 3,281
2020s 76 734

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Charlton Chad
2014 25 346
2015 19 314
2016 14 291
2017 21 220
2018 14 241
2019 13 175
2020 17 150
2021 14 158
2022 13 132
2023 9 108
2024 8 90
2025 15 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, 1888–2025.

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