Over the past 110 years, 237 809 boys and 152 girls have been named Chad. The name Chad ranks 146th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Chad in 1917. The peak of popularity of the name Chad came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.