Chaz vs Chad

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

Name A

Chaz

Boy name · Rank #2808

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1814

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Metric Chaz Chad
Current Rank #2808 #1814
Total Births (all years) 9,909 240,728
Peak Year 1988 1972
Peak Year Births 526 13,392
Peak Decade 1990s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Chaz Chad
1910s - 50
1920s - 103
1930s - 157
1940s - 451
1950s - 1,837
1960s - 15,902
1970s 204 113,534
1980s 2,716 69,051
1990s 3,359 27,112
2000s 2,166 8,516
2010s 1,162 3,281
2020s 302 734

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chaz Chad
2014 115 346
2015 120 314
2016 113 291
2017 106 220
2018 82 241
2019 69 175
2020 76 150
2021 61 158
2022 58 132
2023 39 108
2024 46 90
2025 22 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, 1974–2025.

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