Chadwick

Where Chadwick comes from

Derived from Old English Ċeadda (“Chad”) + Old Norse vík.
— Wiktionary's entry for Chadwick
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #2,915 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1973
    Chadwick Trujillo born
    American astronomer
  3. 1975
    Peak, #272
    707 babies named Chadwick — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1976
    Chadwick Boseman born
    American actor
  5. 1983
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #480.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Chadwick Boseman · American actor, 1976–2020
  • Chadwick Trujillo · American astronomer, born 1973
  • Chadwick Walton · West Indian cricketer, born 1985
  • Chadwick Tromp · Aruban baseball player, born 1995
  • Chadwick A. Tolman · American chemist, 1938–2024

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.