Shad
Shad was the 8799th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 402nd; the most babies were born in 1971 (406). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,740 places. More babies were named Shad in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,799 boys, down 1,382 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1971406 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,831babies recorded
Shad popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,799 | 9 |
| 2020 | #7,417 | 11 |
| 2010 | #6,311 | 14 |
| 2000 | #1,962 | 53 |
| 1990 | #1,558 | 54 |
| 1980 | #812 | 118 |
| 1970 | #615 | 175 |
| 1960 | #3,612 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #3,868 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shad, counting every spelling?
Shad has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shad?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shad (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shad born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shad.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shad?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Shad are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 37 and 54. That makes Shad mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shad: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shad, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shad
How popular is the name Shad?
Shad was the 8799th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 402nd; the most babies were born in 1971 (406). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,740 places. More babies were named Shad in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Shad a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shad in the US.