Shad is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1971 and has since faded.
Shad is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,799 for boy births in the United States (and #18,240 across all names), given to 9 babies. Shad was first reported in SSA data in 1940 and peaked in 1971 (406 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #8,799 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #6,170 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #9,695 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | #7,417 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | #7,556 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 | #5,737 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #6,282 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | #6,010 |
| 2015 | 26 | 26 | #4,059 |
| 2014 | 20 | 20 | #4,838 |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 | #5,355 |
| 2012 | 18 | 18 | #5,209 |
| 2011 | 31 | 31 | #3,499 |
| 2010 | 14 | 14 | #6,311 |
| 2009 | 19 | 19 | #5,071 |
| 2008 | 37 | 37 | #3,155 |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | #4,616 |
| 2006 | 30 | 30 | #3,513 |
| 2005 | 39 | 39 | #2,796 |
| 2004 | 32 | 32 | #3,144 |
| 2003 | 32 | 32 | #3,034 |
| 2002 | 38 | 38 | #2,594 |
| 2001 | 37 | 37 | #2,609 |
| 2000 | 53 | 53 | #1,962 |
| 1999 | 45 | 45 | #2,132 |
| 1998 | 45 | 45 | #2,091 |
| 1997 | 48 | — | #1,928 |
| 1996 | 55 | — | #1,723 |
| 1995 | 56 | — | #1,644 |
| 1994 | 67 | — | #1,451 |
| 1993 | 56 | — | #1,614 |
| 1992 | 62 | — | #1,486 |
| 1991 | 50 | — | #1,671 |
| 1990 | 54 | — | #1,558 |
| 1989 | 49 | — | #1,640 |
| 1988 | 60 | — | #1,337 |
| 1987 | 57 | — | #1,314 |
| 1986 | 49 | — | #1,434 |
| 1985 | 65 | — | #1,166 |
| 1984 | 52 | — | #1,290 |
| 1983 | 77 | — | #1,013 |
| 1982 | 97 | — | #911 |
| 1981 | 102 | — | #885 |
| 1980 | 118 | — | #812 |
| 1979 | 150 | — | #700 |
| 1978 | 181 | — | #622 |
| 1977 | 196 | — | #605 |
| 1976 | 199 | — | #576 |
| 1975 | 261 | — | #496 |
| 1974 | 316 | — | #445 |
| 1973 | 317 | — | #440 |
| 1972 | 381 | — | #402 |
| 1971 | 406 | — | #403 |
| 1970 | 175 | — | #615 |
| 1969 | 96 | — | #792 |
| 1968 | 64 | — | #909 |
| 1967 | 62 | — | #924 |
| 1966 | 47 | — | #1,087 |
| 1965 | 41 | — | #1,203 |
| 1964 | 30 | — | #1,459 |
| 1963 | 20 | — | #1,832 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #2,824 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | #2,683 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | #3,612 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | #2,793 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #3,877 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #4,391 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #3,868 |