Chad

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

The name Chad is the modernized form of the Old English given name Ceadda. It is also a short form of Charles, Chandler, Chadler, Chadd, Chadrick and Chadwick. Until the 20th century, Chad was very rarely used as a given name.

From Wikipedia

Chad first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 426 babies (rank #96 that year). In 2024 it was given to 23 boys (rank #1,078). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Chad

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Chad yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

4,198
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
426
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991426#96
1992411#97
1993398#103
1994269#118
1995294#121
1996284#125
1997212#149
1998165#179
1999148#194
2000127#207
2001112#224
2002104#238
2003110#241
2004108#249
200598#283
200696#297
200775#379
200872#404
200969#420
201070#417
201164#438
201264#437
201352#530
201449#555
201552#533
201651#544
201725#934
201843#615
201936#709
202028#862
202126#940
202219#1,168
202318#1,225
202423#1,078