The baby name Chad appears in baby name data for the United States from 1917 to 2024. It was most popular in 1972 with 17,123 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Chad has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1922 | 15 |
| 1925 | 15 |
| 1938 | 12 |
| 1942 | 18 |
| 1943 | 12 |
| 1944 | 12 |
| 1945 | 12 |
| 1946 | 20 |
| 1947 | 50 |
| 1948 | 17 |
| 1949 | 16 |
| 1950 | 20 |
| 1951 | 75 |
| 1952 | 88 |
| 1953 | 158 |
| 1954 | 188 |
| 1955 | 286 |
| 1956 | 285 |
| 1957 | 278 |
| 1958 | 227 |
| 1959 | 274 |
| 1960 | 276 |
| 1961 | 352 |
| 1962 | 519 |
| 1963 | 808 |
| 1964 | 1,123 |
| 1965 | 1,507 |
| 1966 | 2,869 |
| 1967 | 3,899 |
| 1968 | 3,883 |
| 1969 | 5,540 |
| 1970 | 8,641 |
| 1971 | 15,333 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1972 | 17,123 |
| 1973 | 17 |
| 1973 | 16,533 |
| 1974 | 15 |
| 1974 | 16,368 |
| 1975 | 28 |
| 1975 | 16,431 |
| 1976 | 35 |
| 1976 | 14,955 |
| 1977 | 6 |
| 1977 | 15,050 |
| 1978 | 15 |
| 1978 | 13,123 |
| 1979 | 15 |
| 1979 | 12,938 |
| 1980 | 13,260 |
| 1981 | 9,786 |
| 1982 | 22 |
| 1982 | 8,982 |
| 1983 | 8 |
| 1983 | 8,844 |
| 1984 | 7,991 |
| 1985 | 16 |
| 1985 | 6,948 |
| 1986 | 7,580 |
| 1987 | 10 |
| 1987 | 6,193 |
| 1988 | 5,778 |
| 1989 | 5,208 |
| 1990 | 4,717 |
| 1991 | 3,854 |
| 1992 | 3,786 |
| 1993 | 3,738 |
| 1994 | 3,261 |
| 1995 | 2,807 |
| 1996 | 2,414 |
| 1997 | 2,186 |
| 1998 | 2,072 |
| 1999 | 1,805 |
| 2000 | 1,605 |
| 2001 | 1,181 |
| 2002 | 1,011 |
| 2003 | 980 |
| 2004 | 1,014 |
| 2005 | 879 |
| 2006 | 991 |
| 2007 | 684 |
| 2008 | 684 |
| 2009 | 573 |
| 2010 | 492 |
| 2011 | 438 |
| 2012 | 489 |
| 2013 | 372 |
| 2014 | 338 |
| 2015 | 344 |
| 2016 | 351 |
| 2017 | 257 |
| 2018 | 249 |
| 2019 | 188 |
| 2020 | 117 |
| 2021 | 183 |
| 2022 | 95 |
| 2023 | 56 |
| 2024 | 40 |