Gender
Origin
- English
- Battle, Warrior
Warrior; a medieval given name from abbreviations of surnames Chadwick and Chadwell. Chad is also a seventeenth-century saint and an African country. - Celtic
- Defence
Syllables
1
Themes
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Chad
Pronunciation
chad
Famous People
Actor Chad Lowe
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1972 (rank #25, 13,402 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1699, 96 births)
- Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #1500, 69 births); most recent 2004 (rank #14167, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 96 | – |
| 2024 | 90 | – |
| 2023 | 108 | – |
| 2022 | 132 | – |
| 2021 | 158 | – |
| 2020 | 150 | – |
| 2019 | 175 | – |
| 2018 | 241 | – |
| 2017 | 219 | – |
| 2016 | 290 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #248, 115 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #978, 37 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2545, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2014 | 23 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #312, 5 births); most recent 2016 (rank #713, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #264, 7 births); most recent 2013 (rank #687, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #328, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #24, 154 births); most recent 2012 (rank #586, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence