Chadley — boys' name

What the Data Says About Chadley

The Social Security Administration has registered 412 babies named Chadley between 1962 and 2012, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chadley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chadley performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 179 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Chadley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chadley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chadley 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 412 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.