Chadwick

Where Chadwick comes from

Derived from Old English Ċeadda (“Chad”) + Old Norse vík.
— Wiktionary's entry for Chadwick
  • 2 syllables
Chadwick through the years
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #2,915 among boys with 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, the most in any year.
  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.