Chad

The name Chad is the modernized form of the Old English given name Ceadda. It is also a short form (hypocorism) of Charles, Chadd, Chadrick and Chadwick. Until the 20th century, Chad was very rarely used as a given name. According to the Social Security Administration, Chad first entered the top 1000 names for male children in the United States in 1945, when it was the 997th most popular name. Its popularity suddenly peaked beginning in the mid 1960s, reaching rank 25 in 1972 and 1973. From the mid 1970s, its popularity began a gradual decline, reaching rank 236 in 2000 and rank 667 as of 2013. Given name Chad of Mercia (died 672), Anglo-Saxon bishop Chad Allan (musician) (born 1943), Canadian musician and founding member of The Guess Who Chad Allegra (born 1980), American professional wrestler Chad Allen (actor) (born 1974), American actor Chad Allen (baseball) (born 1975), American baseball player Chad Ashton (born 1967), retired American soccer player Chad Beebe (born 1994), American football player Chad Bettis (born 1989), American Major League Baseball pitcher Chad Bond (born 1987), Welsh footballer Chad Bradford (born 1974), American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher Chad Brown (disambiguation) Chad Butler (1973-2007), American rapper Chad Campbell (born 1974), American golfer Chad Campbell (politician) (born 1973), American politician Chad Channing (born 1967), former drummer for Nirvana and member of Fire Ants Chad Cornes (born 1979), Australian Rules Football player Chad Curtis (born 1968), American former Major League Baseball player Chad DeGrenier (born 1973), American football player Chad E. Donella (born 1978), Canadian actor Chad Durbin (born 1977), Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Chad Everett (1936–2012), American actor Chad Gould (born 1982), Filipino-English footballer Chad Gray (born 1971), American lead singer for Mudvayne and Hellyeah Chad I.