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 #4216

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Name B

Chad

Boy name · Rank #1814

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Metric Chadwick Chad
Current Rank #4216 #1814
Total Births (all years) 13,276 240,728
Peak Year 1975 1972
Peak Year Births 707 13,392
Peak Decade 1970s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Chadwick Chad
1910s 46 50
1920s 101 103
1930s 61 157
1940s 112 451
1950s 143 1,837
1960s 853 15,902
1970s 5,709 113,534
1980s 3,438 69,051
1990s 1,662 27,112
2000s 636 8,516
2010s 309 3,281
2020s 206 734

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chadwick Chad
2014 32 346
2015 39 314
2016 18 291
2017 28 220
2018 39 241
2019 20 175
2020 30 150
2021 41 158
2022 51 132
2023 34 108
2024 25 90
2025 25 96

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, 1914–2025.

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