Boys' name · since 1957
Chadd
Chadd has 2,456 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,902 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,456
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chadd sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 2,456 recorded since 1957.
Chadd has 2,456 recorded births among boys since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2017.
- #2,902 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,456 born since 1957
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chadd ranks #2,902 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,456 born since 1957, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,902 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,456
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chadd's 2,456 recorded births place it above 93.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Chadd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chadd splits its recorded history at 1988: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 105 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chadd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2017
- Peak year (1989)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Chadd by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (852 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Chadd's strongest decade.
852 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Chadd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 129
1960s
129 births
- 1970s
1970s
825 births
- 1980s
1980s
852 births
- 1990s
1990s
480 births
- 2000s 119
2000s
119 births
- 2010s 40
2010s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 852 births (35% of all-time use).
How Chadd compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Chadd's total volume
Chadd by state
Where Chadd concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 191 | 7.8% |
| #2 | California | | 149 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 130 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 102 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 78 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 55 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 43 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 31 | 1.3% |
191 of 2,456 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Chadd appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chadd's data
- Chadd's decade-level peak was the 1980s (852 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Chadds (191 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chadd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1957–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chadd draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.