Given name & surname
Chadd
“one who is warlike”
Chadd is a variant of Chad. One English interpretation is “one who is warlike.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chadd is a variant of Chad. One English interpretation is “one who is warlike.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chadd is a variant of Chad. A possible origin is English, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chadd through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,456
- 2,456 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 105 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 105 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,091 as a first name in 2020; 762 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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