How Many People Are Named Shad?
people named Shad are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 77,065 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,831 babies named Shad in Social Security records from 1940 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
406 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Shad in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shad alive today is about 43 years old, and 80% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 36 and 53 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shad first appears in the records in 1940 and was given most often in 1971, to 406 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1940 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Shad has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #402, in 1972. In 2025 it ranked #8,795.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,795 |
| Best rank | #402 (1972) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #506 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shad alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shad were born in California than in any other state: about 366 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Shad was given 12.6 times as often in Utah, 4.9 times in Idaho and 4.1 times in Nebraska.
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