Boys' name · since 1914
Chadwick
13,276 babies named Chadwick in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,150 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,276
- born since 1914
- 1970s
- peak decade
13,276 babies have been named Chadwick since 1914, making it today's #4150 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Chadwick recorded 13,276 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #4150 nationally today, ahead of 70% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,030 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,150 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 13,276 born since 1914
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chadwick ranks #1,030 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,150 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 13,276 born since 1914, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,150 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,276
- born since 1914
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chadwick's 13,276 recorded births place it above 97.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Chadwick compares
13,276 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chadwick's all-time total is 36x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chadwick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,276 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 707 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chadwick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chadwick's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 707, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chadwick popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 707
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Chadwick popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 1972 (Chadwick as girls' name)
Chadwick by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (5,709 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Chadwick's strongest decade.
5,709 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Chadwick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 46
1910s
46 births
- 1920s 101
1920s
101 births
- 1930s 61
1930s
61 births
- 1940s 112
1940s
112 births
- 1950s 143
1950s
143 births
- 1960s 853
1960s
853 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,709 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,438 births
- 1990s 1,662
1990s
1,662 births
- 2000s 636
2000s
636 births
- 2010s 309
2010s
309 births
- 2020s 206
2020s
206 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5,709 births (43% of all-time use).
How Chadwick compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Chadwick's total volume
Chadwick by state
Where Chadwick concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 1,091 | 8.2% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 809 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 749 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 723 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 558 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 550 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 541 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 494 | 3.7% |
1,091 of 13,276 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Chadwick appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chadwick's data
- Chadwick's decade-level peak was the 1970s (5,709 total births); usage has since declined to 206 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Chadwicks (1,091 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chadwick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chadwick draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.