Tad
Tad was the 7619th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 471st with 265 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,663 places. More babies were named Tad in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,619 boys, up 366 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1966265 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,929babies recorded
Tad popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,619 | 11 |
| 2020 | #7,985 | 10 |
| 2010 | #8,706 | 9 |
| 2000 | #2,912 | 31 |
| 1990 | #1,128 | 92 |
| 1980 | #899 | 100 |
| 1970 | #576 | 197 |
| 1960 | #648 | 145 |
| 1950 | #1,497 | 25 |
| 1940 | #1,567 | 20 |
| 1930 | #3,557 | 7 |
| 1920 | #4,229 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tad, counting every spelling?
Tad has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Tad?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tad (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tad 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tad.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tad?
About 5,700 people born in the US named Tad are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 39 and 61. That makes Tad 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.
Tad by state
How common Tad was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Tad: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tad, they share its era and feel.
Tad is also a nickname for Thaddeus.
Questions about the name Tad
How popular is the name Tad?
Tad was the 7619th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 471st with 265 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,663 places. More babies were named Tad in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Tad a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tad in the US.
Where is Tad most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tad was most common in Utah (0.05 per 1,000 boys).