Chadd
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- CHAD
- Origin
- Old English
Chadd is a boys' name of Old English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Chadd mean?
Old English: spelling of Chad, from Old English Ceadda
A spelling of Chad; Saint Chad, a 7th-century bishop of Mercia, is honoured at Lichfield Cathedral.
Is Chadd a girl's or a boy's name?
Chadd is a boys' name.
How popular is Chadd in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 105 boys. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the boys named Chadd in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chadd in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,213 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,099 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,344 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,110 |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,909 |
| 1994 | 48 | #1,790 |
| 1993 | 50 | #1,716 |
| 1992 | 67 | #1,377 |
| 1991 | 63 | #1,424 |
| 1990 | 80 | #1,221 |
| 1989 | 105 | #994 |
| 1988 | 99 | #969 |
| 1987 | 81 | #1,061 |
| 1986 | 71 | #1,117 |
| 1985 | 93 | #946 |
| 1984 | 87 | #943 |
| 1983 | 74 | #1,028 |
| 1982 | 86 | #969 |
| 1981 | 64 | #1,143 |
| 1980 | 92 | #927 |
| 1979 | 78 | #1,005 |
| 1978 | 95 | #880 |
| 1977 | 82 | #937 |
| 1976 | 67 | #1,010 |
| 1975 | 72 | #965 |
| 1974 | 95 | #825 |
| 1973 | 87 | #847 |
| 1972 | 96 | #815 |
| 1971 | 89 | #864 |
| 1970 | 64 | #1,016 |
| 1969 | 28 | #1,526 |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,393 |
| 1967 | 30 | #1,387 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,131 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,778 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,857 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,039 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
Names like Chadd
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jared Christopher Seth Jason Chase Adam Chance Christian Casey Brock Cody Shane
Names related to Chadd
More Old English names
Alfie Edward Teddy Waylon Alfred Audrey Edith Wilfred Ozzy Edie Eddie Edwin Ted Teddie Eduardo Edgar
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chadd: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chadd, updated 20 October 2026.