Chad Brown
There are approximately 1,048 people named Chad Brown living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 327,056 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Chad with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brown. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1,048
1 in 327,056
Named Chad
226K
Alive today
Named Brown
1.6M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 226K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1972
Average age: 45
Top Census group: White (89.0%)
Estimated bearers: 1.6M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #4
Per 100K: 463.73
Top ancestry: White (55.4%)
First name trend
Chad: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Chad. The peak year was 1972 with 13,440 births. The average person named Chad today is 45 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Chad
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Chad, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 89.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Chad described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Chad at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White89.0% · 186,169
- Black or African American3.8% · 8,020
- Two or more races3.0% · 6,357
- Hispanic or Latino2.2% · 4,575
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 2,403
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1,620
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Brown surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Brown, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 55.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Brown described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Brown at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White55.4% · 768,332
- Black or African American34.7% · 480,749
- Two or more races4.8% · 66,938
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 49,166
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 11,738
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 9,160
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Chad has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0660% of the US population, based on 226,071 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Chad right now.
The surname Brown appears at a rate of 463.73 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.4637%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1,048 people with the full name Chad Brown. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Chad Brown: questions and answers
How many people are named Chad Brown?
We estimate approximately 1,048 people in the United States share the full name Chad Brown. That works out to about 1 in 327,056 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0660%) with the surname frequency (463.73 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Chad Brown?
We classify Chad Brown as "Rare". About 1 in 327,056 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Chad a male or female name?
Chad is predominantly male. Out of 241,679 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Chad profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Chad Brown?
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