Shad
2 countries#8243 in United States, 2025US
#8243
in United States, 2025
FR
#3634
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
5,017
Peak year (United States)
1971
Peak-year count
406
First recorded
1940
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Shad was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
4,831 births recorded 1940–2025 · currently #8243 · peaked in 1971 with 406 births
Most common in: California, Utah, Ohio, Texas, Washington
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
186 births recorded 1997–2022 · currently #3634 · peaked in 2006 with 14 births
Most common in: Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Shad’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #2752 | — |
| 2006 | #3451 | ↓699 |
| 2007 | #4493 | ↓1042 |
| 2008 | #3103 | ↑1390 |
| 2009 | #4922 | ↓1819 |
| 2010 | #6036 | ↓1114 |
| 2011 | #3434 | ↑2602 |
| 2012 | #5035 | ↓1601 |
| 2013 | #5171 | ↓136 |
| 2014 | #4702 | ↑469 |
| 2015 | #3982 | ↑720 |
| 2016 | #5789 | ↓1807 |
| 2017 | #6060 | ↓271 |
| 2018 | #5540 | ↑520 |
| 2019 | #7173 | ↓1633 |
| 2020 | #7034 | ↑139 |
| 2021 | #8825 | ↓1791 |
| 2022 | #8990 | ↓165 |
| 2023 | #5927 | ↑3063 |
| 2025 | #8243 | ↓2316 |