Boys' name · since 1991
Chadi
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 43 babies named Chadi, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,158 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
43 boys have been named Chadi since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Chadi has 43 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2010.
- #23,158 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 43 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chadi ranks #23,158 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,158 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chadi's 43 recorded births place it above 48.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chadi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chadi's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chadi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2010
- Peak year (1998)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Chadi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (21 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Chadi's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Chadi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chadi's data
- Chadi's decade-level peak was the 1990s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chadi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1991–2010 (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 Chadi 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.