# Chadwick (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/chadwick/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | “chad” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈt͡ʃædwɪk/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Chaddock, Shaddock, Shadduck, Shadix, Shadwick, Shattock, Shattuck |
| US babies named this | 13,298 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 13,276 / 22 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 11, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Derived from Old English Ċeadda (“Chad”) + Old Norse vík.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5 | 8,459 |
| 1975 | 7 | 7,269 |
| 1977 | 5 | 9,844 |
| 1987 | 5 | 11,583 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34 | 3,249 |
| 2012 | 34 | 3,240 |
| 2013 | 32 | 3,347 |
| 2014 | 32 | 3,386 |
| 2015 | 39 | 2,975 |
| 2016 | 18 | 5,169 |
| 2017 | 28 | 3,790 |
| 2018 | 39 | 3,004 |
| 2019 | 20 | 4,830 |
| 2020 | 30 | 3,589 |
| 2021 | 41 | 2,983 |
| 2022 | 51 | 2,622 |
| 2023 | 34 | 3,430 |
| 2024 | 25 | 4,220 |
| 2025 | 25 | 4,153 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | 3,225 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3,990 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,107 |

## People named Chadwick

- Chadwick Boseman, American actor (1976–2020)
- Chadwick Trujillo, American astronomer
- Chad McQueen, American actor and racecar driver (1960–2024)
- Steven R. McQueen, American actor
- Chad Morgan, Australian country music singer and guitarist (1933–2025)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.