Chad
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning warrior, fighter; short for Chadwick.
How Chad has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #760 |
| 2016 | #800 |
| 2017 | #955 |
| 2018 | #896 |
Chad by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Chad. In the US, 215 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 13,400 babies in 1972, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Chadwick
Like Chad, each of these traces back to Chadwick: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Chad. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Chad
Names that are said the same way as Chad, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Chad, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Wyattbrave in war9,768 in the US (2017)
- Owenyoung warrior, well-born9,341 in the US (2017)
- Robertbright fame; renowned warrior5,507 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
- Luisfamous warrior; form of Louis3,379 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Chad
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