Baby name

Chad

Boy

Origin of the name

Chad comes from the Old English Ceadda, the name of Saint Chad, a bishop of the 7th century.

Short-lived name

The high point came in 1972, with 13,392 births and the No. 25 spot that year. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 99% below the peak. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 1699. 47% of all babies named Chad since 1880 were born in the 1970s.

240,728births since 1880

1970sgeneration

No. 25rank at its peak, in 1972

Where babies named Chad are born

1972

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The darker the blue, the more common Chad is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Chad is most common in North Dakota (3.1 times), South Dakota (3) and Iowa (2.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Chaz 9,909
Thad 8,219
Shad 4,831
Chas 3,213
Chadd 2,456
Chan 1,035

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