Chad has been given to about 241,767 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1972, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1972, when 13,441 babies were given the name, ranking 25th. The typical living American called Chad is about 47 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.