How Many People Are Named Chadwick?
An estimated 12,249 people in the United States have the first name Chadwick. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Chadwick peaked in popularity in 1975 with 714 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chadwick as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chadwick paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,249
About 1 in 27,982 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1975
714 births
Total Registered
13,272
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chadwick
Chadwick is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 13,272 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Chadwick as a male name
Ranked #4,325 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (707 births)
Chadwick as a female name
Ranked #11,582 in 1987
5 female births in 1987
Peak: 1975 (7 births)
Chadwick: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chadwick span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 5,728 babies were registered. Chadwick has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chadwick by Decade
How has Chadwick tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chadwick by State
Birth registrations for Chadwick span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, North Carolina, Texas. The lowest are in Utah, Nevada, Idaho. On average, about 254 Chadwicks were registered per state.
Chadwick + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chadwick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chadwick: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chadwick?
We estimate approximately 12,249 people named Chadwick are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 27,982 Americans share this first name.
Is Chadwick a common name?
Chadwick is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,272 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chadwick most popular?
Chadwick reached peak popularity in 1975, when 714 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chadwick is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chadwick a male name?
Chadwick is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chadwick Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chadwick Smith, Chadwick Johnson, Chadwick Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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