Boys' name · since 1962
Chadley
412 babies named Chadley in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 412
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
412 boys have been named Chadley since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Chadley has 412 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2012.
- #8,853 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 412 born since 1962
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chadley ranks #8,853 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 412 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 412
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chadley's 412 recorded births place it above 80.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Chadley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chadley splits its recorded history at 1981: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chadley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2012
- Peak year (1983)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Chadley by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (179 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Chadley's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Chadley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s
1970s
179 births
- 1980s
1980s
146 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 179 births (43% of all-time use).
Chadley by state
Where Chadley concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 2.7% |
11 of 412 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chadley's data
- Chadley's decade-level peak was the 1970s (179 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Chadleys (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chadley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1962–2012 (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 Chadley 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.