Recorded 1998–2019 Boys' name Peak 2006 130 births

Chaden — boys' name

130 babies named Chaden in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

130 boys have been named Chaden since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

130
total births
1998–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Chaden was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

17 babies were named Chaden in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chaden

The Social Security Administration has registered 130 babies named Chaden between 1998 and 2019, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chaden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chaden performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chaden shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chaden in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 130 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chaden at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

130

Since 1998

22 years of records

Peak year

2006

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1998

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2019

Chaden popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1998

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2006)
17
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 201920142012200920072005200320011998 7

Chaden by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
80 births that decade — 62% of Chaden's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chaden?
130 babies have been named Chaden since 1998. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2006 with 17 births.
When was Chaden most popular?
Chaden was most popular in the 2000s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Chaden been used?
Chaden has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 22 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Chaden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charles, Chad, Charlie, Chase, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.