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    Devastating decline of the number of U.S. boys named Chad every year. [OC]
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    Devastating decline of the number of U.S. boys named Chad every year. [OC]

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    1. aooot on

      Did a quick search.. it seems like no one that was really famous sparked this trend of Chad. But apparently around the 1970s single syllable names were really popular as well as “all-american” sounding names.. whatever that means.

    4. Aberrantkitten on

      Yeah, I’m around the same age as peak Chad and there were always many Chads afoot. At least 2 at every party.

    7. darth_voidptr on

      Everyone I know named Chad, and that number is not zero, was actually named Charles, and hated being called Charles, Charlie, Chuck or Chip. The nick-name was very popular amongst rich New England boys when I was a kid in the 70s/80s, and honestly I always assumed that’s the basis of the internet meme: rich, preppie boys who alway have well appointed arm candy. The stereotype definitely has origins in reality in my opinion, although not necessarily one I personally would aspire to.

    9. dchidelf on

      I remember watching an episode of “Night Court” in 1986 and there was a character named Chad. As a 9 year old that had only met one other Chad I remember thinking “wait… there are ADULTS named Chad?”

    11. Thoracic_Snark on

      My very rural HS class of 1990 had 79 students total. Three were named Chad.

    12. beene282 on

      It peaked as the 25th most popular name in 1972. That’s a pretty spectacular rise and fall.

    15. psumack on

      For the love of Chad, please put zero ON the x-axis. Don’t just leave it floating up there.

    17. Bakingsquared80 on

      Now named trend by endings. Ava, Olivia, Mia, Emma, Noah, Sophia, Elijah…

    18. KR1735 on

      My Uncle Chad was born in 1962.

      Props to Gran for being so ahead of the trends.

      She’s a stuffy old 85-year-old Christian lady now and has been one her whole life. There’s no way she was ever on top of any trends other than the latest best way to prepare a meatloaf. The rest of my aunts and uncles got Biblical names. And then there was Chad.

    21. telos2020 on

      Well, that explains it. Would like to see this for Kyle. Knew tons of Kyles in the 80s—where are they now?

    22. billstrash on

      It’s not usually Chad it’s an abbreviation of Richard. My friend that goes by Chad was born in ’69. At the top of the peak, lol!