Chayanne vs Chad

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

Name A

Chayanne

Boy name

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1814

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Metric Chayanne Chad
Current Rank Unranked #1814
Total Births (all years) 399 240,728
Peak Year 1990 1972
Peak Year Births 33 13,392
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Chayanne Chad
1910ss — 50
1920ss — 103
1930ss — 157
1940ss — 451
1950ss — 1,837
1960ss — 15,902
1970ss — 113,534
1980ss 58 69,051
1990ss 182 27,112
2000ss 133 8,516
2010ss 21 3,281
2020ss 5 734

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chayanne Chad
2014 — 346
2015 — 314
2016 8 291
2017 — 220
2018 — 241
2019 — 175
2020 — 150
2021 — 158
2022 — 132
2023 — 108
2024 — 90
2025 5 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, 1987–2025.

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