Is Chad a boy or girl name?
Chad is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 90 boys were named Chad, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 241,679 US babies named Chad were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,805
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Chad since 1914
- 241,679
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 13,440 babies
Boys and girls named Chad, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 103 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 157 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 451 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,836 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 15,906 | 50 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 113,538 | 564 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 69,054 | 380 | 0.5% |
| 1990s | 27,111 | 39 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 8,517 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 3,279 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 638 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 90 | #1,805 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 108 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 132 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 158 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 150 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 175 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 241 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 219 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 290 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 314 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 346 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 358 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 434 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 439 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 463 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 529 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 613 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 659 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 799 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 767 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 828 | #343 | 6 | #14,521 |
| 2003 | 861 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 929 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,079 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,453 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,584 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,808 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,952 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 2,168 | #161 | 5 | #13,897 |
| 1995 | 2,434 | #144 | 5 | #13,804 |
| 1994 | 2,730 | #130 | 7 | #10,774 |
| 1993 | 3,143 | #114 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 3,357 | #108 | 8 | #9,629 |
| 1991 | 3,585 | #104 | 8 | #9,479 |
| 1990 | 4,350 | #85 | 6 | #11,647 |
| 1989 | 4,723 | #74 | 11 | #7,040 |
| 1988 | 5,297 | #65 | 28 | #3,405 |
| 1987 | 5,622 | #63 | 39 | #2,581 |
| 1986 | 6,026 | #59 | 33 | #2,857 |
| 1985 | 6,467 | #57 | 50 | #2,107 |
| 1984 | 7,063 | #51 | 37 | #2,520 |
| 1983 | 7,392 | #49 | 47 | #2,102 |
| 1982 | 7,909 | #48 | 51 | #2,029 |
| 1981 | 8,413 | #47 | 49 | #2,088 |
| 1980 | 10,142 | #39 | 35 | #2,660 |
| 1979 | 10,162 | #38 | 56 | #1,878 |
| 1978 | 10,108 | #35 | 64 | #1,655 |
| 1977 | 10,831 | #34 | 56 | #1,804 |
| 1976 | 11,766 | #29 | 69 | #1,499 |
| 1975 | 12,838 | #27 | 63 | #1,574 |
| 1974 | 12,790 | #26 | 64 | #1,521 |
| 1973 | 12,885 | #25 | 67 | #1,445 |
| 1972 | 13,391 | #25 | 49 | #1,773 |
| 1971 | 12,138 | #29 | 51 | #1,756 |
| 1970 | 6,629 | #51 | 25 | #2,787 |
| 1969 | 4,060 | #69 | 18 | #3,217 |
| 1968 | 2,917 | #104 | 13 | #3,818 |
| 1967 | 2,946 | #105 | 11 | #4,077 |
| 1966 | 2,202 | #135 | 8 | #4,924 |
| 1965 | 1,172 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 875 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 649 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 465 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 365 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 255 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 246 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 249 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 252 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 221 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 235 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 202 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 152 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 118 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 95 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 66 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 56 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 55 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 78 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 57 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 40 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 36 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 39 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 41 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 26 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 23 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 21 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 18 | #1,596 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 15 | #1,872 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,396 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,117 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,063 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,469 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,119 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,730 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,443 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,782 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,250 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,796 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,157 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,257 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,802 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,704 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,574 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,199 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,916 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 11 | #1,995 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Chad reached #25 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #1,445 in 1973. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Chad
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.