Chauncy vs Chad

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

Name A

Chauncy

Boy name · Rank #8975

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1808

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Metric Chauncy Chad
Current Rank #8975 #1808
Total Births (all years) 1,257 240,640
Peak Year 1978 1972
Peak Year Births 33 13,391
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Chauncy Chad
1880ss 7 —
1890ss 11 —
1900ss 10 —
1910ss 62 50
1920ss 44 103
1930ss 35 157
1940ss 11 451
1950ss 31 1,836
1960ss 90 15,906
1970ss 195 113,538
1980ss 279 69,054
1990ss 211 27,111
2000ss 175 8,517
2010ss 80 3,279
2020ss 16 638

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chauncy Chad
2014 10 346
2015 6 314
2016 5 290
2017 — 219
2018 6 241
2019 7 175
2020 — 150
2021 8 158
2022 — 132
2023 — 108
2024 8 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, 1883–2024.

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