Slade
Slade was the 1055th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 208 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 855th with 246 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 117 places. More babies were named Slade in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,055 boys, up 18 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 208boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007246 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,101babies recorded
Slade popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 7 since 2020.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,055 | 208 |
| 2020 | #1,073 | 187 |
| 2010 | #988 | 200 |
| 2000 | #1,186 | 116 |
| 1990 | #1,835 | 43 |
| 1980 | #1,801 | 32 |
| 1970 | #1,333 | 40 |
| 1960 | #2,667 | 11 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Slade, counting every spelling?
Slade has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,008 for boys in 2025, against #1,055 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Slade?
208 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Slade (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Slade 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 40 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Slade.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Slade?
About 5,900 people born in the US named Slade are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 8 and 26. That makes Slade mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Slade by state
How common Slade was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (4.4×), Oklahoma (3.4×), Alabama (3.4×), Louisiana (2.9×), Utah (2.8×). In 25 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Slade: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Slade, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Slade
How popular is the name Slade?
Slade was the 1055th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 208 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 855th with 246 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 117 places. More babies were named Slade in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Slade a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Slade in the US.
Where is Slade most popular?
In 2021–2025, Slade was most common in Mississippi (0.51 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Alabama.