Chapman
Chapman is a masculine given name which may refer to:Chapman L. Anderson (1845–1924), American politician and Confederate lieutenant colonel Chapman Cohen (1868–1954), English freethinker, atheist, writer and lecturer Chapman Freeman (1832–1904), American politician Chapman Grant (1887–1983), American herpetologist, historian and publisher Chapman H.
Meaning & Origin of Chapman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chapman is a masculine given name which may refer to:Chapman L. Anderson (1845–1924), American politician and Confederate lieutenant colonel Chapman Cohen (1868–1954), English freethinker, atheist, writer and lecturer Chapman Freeman (1832–1904), American politician Chapman Grant (1887–1983), American herpetologist, historian and publisher Chapman H.
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The Story of Chapman
Chapman first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1911, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 32 Chapmans were born — ranking #3,370 that year. As of 2026, Chapman ranks #4,087 for baby boys with 26 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 1K Chapmans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Chapman
Chapman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Chapman's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #1,740. Use the chart and map above to compare Chapman's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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