Chadwin
Of English origin meaning "battle friend" or "battle companion".
Name Census estimates that about 176 living Americans carry the first name Chadwin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Chadwin today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Chadwin births was 1974 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Chadwin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
176
~ 1 in 1,947,468 Americans
Peak year
1974
10 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2023 SSA rank
#12,548
Tracked since 1971
Census
Chadwin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 195 people with the first name Chadwin, which placed it at #38,993 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#38,993
National first-name rank
People counted
195
195 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Chadwin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chadwin is White at 78.5%. The next largest groups are Black (10.3%) and Two or More Races (4.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Chadwin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Chadwin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.5% · 153
- Black or African American10.3% · 20
- Two or more races4.6% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 7
- Hispanic or Latino2.1% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 2
Popularity
Chadwin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Chadwin from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 64 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Chadwin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Chadwin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Chadwin
The given name Chadwin is a relatively modern name that emerged in the 20th century. It is an English name, likely a combination of the names Chad and Edwin. The name Chad is derived from the Old English name Ceadda, which means "warrior" or "battle." Edwin, on the other hand, is an Old English name composed of the elements "ead" meaning "prosperity" and "wine" meaning "friend."
While the name Chadwin does not have a long historical lineage, it does share roots with other names that have been recorded throughout history. For instance, the name Chad has been documented as early as the 7th century, with Saint Chad, a prominent English bishop and missionary who lived from around 624 to 672 AD.
The name Edwin also has historical significance, with one of the most notable figures being Edwin of Northumbria, a 7th-century King of Northumbria who reigned from around 616 to 633 AD. He played a crucial role in the spread of Christianity in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Chadwin was Chadwin Reese, an American baseball player who was born in 1893 and played professional baseball in the early 20th century.
Another notable individual with the name Chadwin was Chadwin Hunter, an American football player who was born in 1950 and played as a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1970s.
In the literary world, Chadwin Reyman was an American poet and translator who was born in 1932. He is known for his translations of works by prominent poets such as Rainer Maria Rilke and Georg Trakl.
Chadwin Hundhausen, born in 1945, was an American computer scientist and professor who made significant contributions to the field of software engineering and programming environments.
Lastly, Chadwin Park was an American artist and painter who lived from 1905 to 1980. He was known for his landscape paintings and his works are part of various museum collections in the United States.
While the name Chadwin may not have a long and storied history, it has been borne by individuals who have made noteworthy contributions across various fields, adding to the richness and diversity of this relatively modern name.
People
Chadwin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Chadwin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Chadwin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chadwin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 176 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Chadwin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,947,468 US residents.
Is Chadwin a common name?
We classify Chadwin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 72.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 184 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Chadwin most popular?
The single biggest year for Chadwin was 1974, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Chadwin is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Chadwin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 195 people with the name Chadwin, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #38,993 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Chadwin in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Chadwin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Chadwin appears almost entirely male. Of the 188 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Chadwin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chadwin is White at 78.5%. The next largest groups are Black (10.3%) and Two or More Races (4.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Chadwin most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Chadwin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.5% (153 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Chadwin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Chadwin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Chadwin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Chadwin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Chadwin in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Chadwin can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Chadwin?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.