Boys' name · since 1961
Ched
39 babies named Ched in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,831 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ched sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 39 recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ched has been recorded 39 times among boys since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1976.
- #23,831 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 39 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ched ranks #23,831 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,831 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ched's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ched's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ched's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ched popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1976
- Peak year (1970)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Ched by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (22 births, 56% of the file).
1970s was Ched's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Ched births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 22 births (56% of all-time use).
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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, 1961–1976 (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 Ched 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.