Boys' name · since 1979

Chadwyck

37 babies named Chadwyck in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#24,248 of 45,481
all-time among boys
37
born since 1979
1990s
peak decade

Chadwyck is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 37 have been recorded since 1979.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chadwyck has been recorded 37 times among boys since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1993.

  • #24,248 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 37 born since 1979
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chadwyck ranks #24,248 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.

#24,248 of 45,481
all-time among boys
37
born since 1979
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Chadwyck's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Chadwyck's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Chadwyck splits its recorded history at 1990: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Chadwyck popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
45678910 197919861987199019911993 5

Chadwyck by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (20 births, 54% of the file).

1990s was Chadwyck's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Chadwyck births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 20 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chadwyck? ▼
Chadwyck has been given to 37 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #24,248 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1993. 9 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
Where does Chadwyck sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chadwyck ranks #24,248 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Chadwyck most popular? ▼
Chadwyck was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Chadwyck been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Chadwyck since 1979 -- 15 years through the most recent 1993 data.
What names are similar to Chadwyck? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charles, Chad, Charlie, Chase, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Chadwyck

Nearby Names Like Chadwyck

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Chadwyck

Charles Boy
#48 2,434,659 births
Chad Boy
#1702 240,728 births
Charlie Boy
#145 184,280 births
Chase Boy
#192 181,160 births
Chance Boy
#442 54,622 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Chadwyck: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1979–1993 (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 Chadwyck 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.