Chadwick vs Chad

Side-by-side comparison of Chadwick and Chad — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Chadwick

Boy name · Rank #4314

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1808

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Metric Chadwick Chad
Current Rank #4314 #1808
Total Births (all years) 13,250 240,640
Peak Year 1975 1972
Peak Year Births 707 13,391
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Chadwick Chad
1910ss 46 50
1920ss 101 103
1930ss 61 157
1940ss 112 451
1950ss 143 1,836
1960ss 852 15,906
1970ss 5,711 113,538
1980ss 3,438 69,054
1990ss 1,661 27,111
2000ss 636 8,517
2010ss 309 3,279
2020ss 180 638

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chadwick Chad
2014 32 346
2015 39 314
2016 18 290
2017 28 219
2018 39 241
2019 20 175
2020 30 150
2021 41 158
2022 51 132
2023 34 108
2024 24 90

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–2024.

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