Shad Boy
How popular is Shad?
#8,239 boy name in 2025
9 baby boys were named Shad in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name.
4,451living people named Shad (est.)
49median age of people named Shad
4,831babies named Shad since 1880
1 in 368,371US babies born in 2025
Shad popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #8,239 for boys |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-65% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,980 in 2015, #7,029 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1971 (406 boys) |
| Highest rank | #402 in 1972 |
| First recorded | 1940 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Shad counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Shade family of names ranked #3,659 for boys in 2025 (#3,998 the year before), with 20 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shade | 11 | 55% |
| Shad | 9 | 45% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Shad by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1950s | 21 | #2,662 |
| 1960s | 388 | #790 |
| 1970s | 2,582 | #402 |
| 1980s | 726 | #808 |
| 1990s | 538 | #1,430 |
| 2000s | 338 | #1,940 |
| 2010s | 182 | #3,433 |
| 2020s | 51 | #5,922 |
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Questions
- Is Shad a boy or girl name?
- Shad is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shad were boys.
- How popular is the name Shad?
- 9 baby boys were named Shad in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name.
- When was Shad most popular?
- Shad peaked in 1971, when 406 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #402 in 1972.
- How many people are named Shad?
- 4,831 babies have been named Shad in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,451 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 49.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.