Chad
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Chad
Despite all the "hanging," "dangling," and "pregnant" chad jokes of the 2000 election, this saint's name and remnant of the Brad-Tad era didn't get a boost in popularity. But Chad still holds some surfer-boy appeal for a number of modern parents.
Chad is also given to girls.
Pronounced CHAD.
As of October 2026, Chad ranked #14521 in US births in 2004 SSA, peaked at #1445 in 1973.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #705 | 346 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #760 | 314 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #800 | 290 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #950 | 219 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #898 | 241 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #1,118 | 175 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #1,241 | 150 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #1,217 | 158 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #1,404 | 132 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #1,607 | 108 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #1,805 | 90 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #1,701 | 96 |
World rankings
Chad for boys
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Chad on lists
Famous Chads
- Saint Chad of MerciaBoy
7th century Anglo,Saxon bishop
- Chad Michael MurrayBoy
American actor
- Chad Robert KroegerBoy
Canadian lead singer of band Nickelback
- Chad Javon Johnson aka Chad OchocincoBoy
American NFL player
- Chad GreenwayBoy
American NFL player
- James Chadwick "Chad" PenningtonBoy
American NFL player
- Charles Conrad "Chad" LoweBoy
American actor and brother of Rob Lowe
- Chad Steven HenneBoy
American NFL player
- Chad MarshallBoy
American soccer player
- Chad ColemanBoy
American actor
- Chad AllenBoy
American actor and LGBT activist
- Chad Lamont Butler aka Pimp CBoy
American rapper
- Chad Gaylord SmithBoy
American drummer for band the Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Chad CobainBoy
brother of musician Kurt Cobain
- Chad Edward HugoBoy
American musician of The Neptunes and N.E.R.D.
- Chad LinleyBoy
brother of actor Cody Linley
- Chad Matthew ButlerBoy
drummer in the band Switchfoot
- Chad Guy Bertrand Le ClosBoy
South African swimmer
- Chad MichaelsBoy
American drag performer known for "RuPaul's Drag Race"
- Charles Stephen "Chad" Paine IIIBoy
American reality TV personality
- Chad Franke (b. 2005)Boy
son of YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke from the channel 8Passengers
Chad in pop culture
- Chad Michael DiMeraBoy
character on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives"
- Chad Dylan CooperBoy
character on TV's "Sonny with a Chance"
- Intern ChadBoy
character on podcast "Welcome to Night Vale"
- “Chad”Boy
slang term meaning alpha male