The name Chad is the modernized form of the Old English given name ''Ceadda''. It is also a short form ( hypocorism) of

Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*k ...

, 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) Chad Allan, (born Allan Peter Stanley Kowbel, March 29, 1943) is a Canadian musician who was the founding member and original lead singer of the Guess Who. Career Allan's first band, ''Allan and the Silvertones'', was formed while he was attend ...

(born 1943), Canadian musician and founding member of The Guess Who *

Chad Allegra Chad Allegra (born January 20, 1980), better known by the ring name Karl Anderson, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE where he performs on the Raw brand. He also makes appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), whe ...

(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 Chad Beebe (born June 1, 1994) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Northern Illinois Huskies football, Northern Illinois. Early life and high school Born in Buffalo, New York, Beebe attended ...

(born 1994), American football player * Chad Bettis (born 1989), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Chad Bond Chad Bond (born 20 April 1987) is a Welsh footballer. He is a former Wales under-19 international and has also represented his country at semi-professional level. Career Born in Neath, Bond started his career with Swansea City and spent time on ...

(born 1987), Welsh footballer *

Chad Bradford Chadwick Lee Bradford (born September 14, 1974) is an American former professional relief pitcher. He was well known for his extreme submarine-style pitching, and his success in Major League Baseball (MLB) despite his unconventional delivery and ...

(born 1974), American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher * Chad Brown (disambiguation) *

Chad Butler Chad Lamont Butler (December 29, 1973 – December 4, 2007), better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper and record producer. He was best known for his work with Bun B as one half of the hip-hop duo Underground Kingz (UGK). S ...

(1973-2007), American rapper * 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 convicted of sexual assault * Chad DeGrenier (born 1973), American football player * Chad E. Donella (born 1978), Canadian actor * Chad Durbin (born 1977), Philadelphia Phillies relief Pitcher *

Chad Everett Raymon Lee Cramton (June 11, 1937 – July 24, 2012), known professionally as Chad Everett, was an American actor who appeared in more than 40 films and television series. He played Dr. Joe Gannon in the television drama '' Medical Center'', wh ...

(1936–2012), American actor *

Chad Gould Chad Edward Alesna Gould (born September 30, 1982) is a Filipino former footballer who played as a central defender or striker for the Loyola Meralco Sparks and the Philippines national team. He is currently a music artist signed by Warner M ...

(born 1982), Filipino-English footballer * Chad Gray (born 1971), American lead singer for Mudvayne and Hellyeah * Chad I. Ginsburg (born 1972), lead guitarist and producer of the rock band CKY *

Chad Hansen Timothy Chad Hansen (born January 18, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. E ...

(born 1995), American football player * Chad Henne (born 1985), American football player * Chad Hugo (born 1974), American record producer * Chad Johnson (wide receiver) (born 1978), American football player * Chad Johnson (ice hockey) (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey goaltender * Chad S. Johnson (born 1967), American attorney and political activist * Chad Kanoff (born 1994), American football player *

Chad Kelly Chad Patrick Kelly (born March 26, 1994) is an American professional gridiron football quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Clemson and Ole Miss. The Denver Broncos selected ...

(born 1994), American football player * Chad Kelsay (born 1977), American football player *

Chad Kessler (American football) Chad Stephen Kessler (born June 24, 1975) is a former American football punter who played college football at Louisiana State University and attended Lake Mary High School in Lake Mary, Florida. He was a consensus All-American in 1997. Kessler ...

(born 1975), American football player * Chad Kilgore (born 1989), American football player * Chad Kroeger (born 1974), lead singer and guitarist for Nickelback * Chad le Clos (born 1992), South African world and Olympic champion in swimming * Chad Levitt (born 1975), American National Football League player * Chad Lowe (born 1968), American actor and director *

Chad McKnight Chad McKnight (born June 19, 1983 in Lancaster, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player, who has signed as the Player-Coach for the 2009-10 British Basketball League season with the Guildford Heat. The Forward was educated at Morehea ...

, American professional basketball player * Chad McMahan, American politician * Chad Mendes, American mixed martial arts fighter * Chad Michael Murray (born 1981), American actor * Chad Michaels, American drag queen * Chad Muma (born 1999), American football player *

Chad Muska Chad Muska (born May 20, 1977) is an American professional Skateboarding, skateboarder, musician and entrepreneur. In November 2012, Skin Phillips, editor-in-chief of ''Transworld Skateboarding'', described Muska as "one of the most marketable pr ...

(born 1977), American professional skateboarder * Chad Pennington (born 1976), American football player *

Chad Peralta Richard Edward Peralta,Chad Peralta, Birth Name: Richard Peralta, Nickname: ...

(born 1985), Filipino-Australian singer and actor *

Chad Person Chad Person (born 1978) is an American contemporary artist primarily known for his sculptural and collage works. Work His project: RECESS (resource exhaustion crisis evacuation safety shelter) is an example of his conceptual approach. In this ong ...

(born 1978), US contemporary artist * Chad Randall (born 1980), Harlequins Rugby League player * Chad M. Rienstra (Born 1971), Chemistry Professor at UW-Madison *

Chad Robinson Chad Damian Robinson (20 October 1980 – 26 November 2016) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer. Robinson spent several years in Australia's National Rugby League with the Parramatta Eels and the Sydney Roosters and a se ...

(born 1980), Harlequins Rugby League player * Chad Smith (disambiguation) * Chad Sexton (born 1970), drummer for 311 *

Chad Stahelski Chad Stahelski (born September 20, 1968) is an American stuntman and film director. He is known for directing the 2014 film ''John Wick'' and directing its three sequels. Stahelski also doubled for Brandon Lee after the fatal accident involving L ...

(born 1968), American stuntman and film director *

Chad Stuart David Stuart Chadwick (10 December 1941 – 20 December 2020) was an English musician and producer, best known as Chad Stuart of 1960's British Invasion duo Chad & Jeremy. Stuart has writing credits on four of the 11 Chad & Jeremy songs which en ...

(1941-2020), one half of the pop duo of Chad & Jeremy *

Chad Thomas Chad Thomas (born October 12, 1995), also known as Major Nine, is a former American football defensive end and rapper. He played college football at Miami (FL) and was drafted by the Browns in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft. High sch ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Chad Taylor (guitarist) Chad David Taylor (born November 24, 1970, in York, Pennsylvania, York, Pennsylvania) is an American guitarist and backing vocalist for the band The Gracious Few and former guitarist for the band Live (band), Live. Live have sold over 20 million ...

(born 1970), American guitarist and backing vocalist in the bands The Gracious Few and Live *

Chad Taylor (writer) Chad Taylor (1964) is a New Zealand writer. Life Chad Taylor is a New Zealand author of novels, short stories and screenplays. He was born in Auckland. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Elam School of Fine Arts. He was the recipient of th ...

(born 1964), New Zealand writer * Chad Trujillo (born 1973), astronomer *

Chad Urmston Chad (Chadwick) Stokes Urmston (born February 26, 1976) is an American musician and a human rights activist. He is the frontman for the Boston-area bands Dispatch and State Radio, and released solo music under the name Chadwick Stokes. Early ...

(born 1976), lead singer and guitarist for Dispatch and State Radio * Chad VanGaalen (born 1977), Canadian musician and singer *

Chad Varah Edward Chad Varah (12 November 1911 – 8 November 2007) was a British Anglican priest and social activist from England. In 1953, he founded the Samaritans, the world's first crisis hotline, to provide telephone support to those contemplati ...

(1911–2007), founder of The Samaritans crisis hotline organization *

Chad Vaughn Chad Thomas Vaughn (born May 11, 1980 in Konawa, Oklahoma) is an American Olympic weightlifter. He was a member of the 2004 Olympic team in Athens, Greece, and ranked 18th in the 77 kg category, lifting a total of 320 kg. He compete ...

(born 1980), American weightlifter * Chad Wackerman (born 1960), American drummer * Chad Williams (wide receiver) (born 1994), American football player

Surname

* Charles Chad (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Dominic Chad (born 1972), English rock guitarist *

George William Chad George William Chad (1784 or 6 July 1781, Thursford – 25 April 1849, London) was a British diplomat. George William Chad was the son of Sir George Chad, Bart. He was educated at Caius College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1809 and M.A. in 181 ...

(1781 or 1784-1849), English diplomat * Norman Chad (born 1958), American sportswriter and syndicated columnist

Fictional characters

* Chad (Saturday Night Live), played by Pete Davidson *

Chad Danforth The following article is a list of characters appearing in the ''High School Musical'' film series. Currently, the characters who appear in ''High School Musical'', ''High School Musical 2'', and '' High School Musical 3: Senior Year'' are liste ...

, from the ''High School Musical'' franchise'' * Chad Dylan Cooper, from '' Sonny with a Chance'' * The title character of '' Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager'', an Internet ''Star Wars'' fan series * The Blue Lightspeed Ranger "

Chad Lee The protagonists and antagonists of '' Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue'' are all residents of planet Earth with no alien characters appearing as a part of the cast. This series features the battle between the Lightspeed Rescue squad and the demons ...

" from the ''Power Rangers'' franchise * Chad C. Mulligan, from '' Stand on Zanzibar'' * Chad Feldheimer, from '' Burn After Reading'' * Chad Hanna, title character of '' Chad Hanna'' * Yasutora Sado, nicknamed Chad, from the anime and manga series ''Bleach''

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