Chauncey vs Chad

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

Name A

Chauncey

Boy name · Rank #2916

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1814

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Metric Chauncey Chad
Current Rank #2916 #1814
Total Births (all years) 9,685 240,728
Peak Year 1981 1972
Peak Year Births 173 13,392
Peak Decade 1980s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Chauncey Chad
1880s 253 -
1890s 261 -
1900s 178 -
1910s 548 50
1920s 682 103
1930s 492 157
1940s 393 451
1950s 611 1,837
1960s 738 15,902
1970s 1,086 113,534
1980s 1,410 69,051
1990s 1,159 27,112
2000s 1,061 8,516
2010s 611 3,281
2020s 202 734

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chauncey Chad
2014 75 346
2015 55 314
2016 36 291
2017 44 220
2018 53 241
2019 44 175
2020 37 150
2021 37 158
2022 32 132
2023 30 108
2024 43 90
2025 23 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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