Data through 2025

Shad name popularity in the United States

Shad ranked #8243 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 9 boys named Shad.

Rank#8243

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded9

SSA

Peak year1971

406 recorded

Five-year change-18.2%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Boys

Shad for boys and girls

Boys

9

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1940 to 2025

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys9#8243
2023boys15#5927
2022boys8#8990
2021boys8#8825
2020boys11#7034
2019boys11#7173
2018boys16#5540
2017boys14#6060
2016boys15#5789
2015boys26#3982
2014boys20#4702
2013boys17#5171
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys9#8243
2023boys15#5927
2022boys8#8990
2021boys8#8825
2020boys11#7034
2019boys11#7173
2018boys16#5540
2017boys14#6060
2016boys15#5789
2015boys26#3982
2014boys20#4702
2013boys17#5171
2012boys18#5035
2011boys31#3434
2010boys14#6036
2009boys19#4922
2008boys37#3103
2007boys21#4493
2006boys30#3451
2005boys39#2752
2004boys32#3074
2003boys32#2993
2002boys38#2556
2001boys37#2562
2000boys53#1944
1999boys45#2098
1998boys45#2068
1997boys48#1908
1996boys55#1705
1995boys56#1623
1994boys67#1434
1993boys56#1601
1992boys62#1472
1991boys50#1652
1990boys54#1547
1989boys49#1615
1988boys60#1329
1987boys57#1295
1986boys49#1419
1985boys65#1158
1984boys52#1280
1983boys77#1006
1982boys97#907
1981boys102#882
1980boys118#808
1979boys150#698
1978boys181#622
1977boys196#603
1976boys199#574
1975boys261#493
1974boys316#445
1973boys317#439
1972boys381#402
1971boys406#403
1970boys175#613
1969boys96#790
1968boys64#898
1967boys62#915
1966boys47#1073
1965boys41#1189
1964boys30#1435
1963boys20#1792
1962boys10#2673
1961boys11#2538
1960boys7#3337
1959boys10#2663
1958boys6#3559
1956boys5#3942
1940boys5#3459

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Shad’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-65.4%
Change since peak-97.8%