Shad
Boy name
Shad meaning
Happy, cheerful, delighted
Shad at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- شدAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #5,924 in 2023
- Meaning themes
Shad popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1960 | #3,336 | 7 |
| 1970 | #613 | 175 |
| 1972 | #402 | 381 |
| 1980 | #807 | 118 |
| 1990 | #1,547 | 54 |
| 2000 | #1,944 | 53 |
| 2010 | #6,035 | 14 |
| 2020 | #7,028 | 11 |
| 2023 | #5,924 | 15 |
All 68 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1956 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1958 | #3,558 | 6 |
| 1959 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1960 | #3,336 | 7 |
| 1961 | #2,539 | 11 |
| 1962 | #2,671 | 10 |
| 1963 | #1,791 | 20 |
| 1964 | #1,435 | 30 |
| 1965 | #1,189 | 41 |
| 1966 | #1,073 | 47 |
| 1967 | #915 | 62 |
| 1968 | #898 | 64 |
| 1969 | #789 | 96 |
| 1970 | #613 | 175 |
| 1971 | #403 | 406 |
| 1972 | #402 | 381 |
| 1973 | #439 | 317 |
| 1974 | #445 | 316 |
| 1975 | #493 | 261 |
| 1976 | #574 | 199 |
| 1977 | #603 | 196 |
| 1978 | #622 | 181 |
| 1979 | #698 | 150 |
| 1980 | #807 | 118 |
| 1981 | #882 | 102 |
| 1982 | #907 | 97 |
| 1983 | #1,006 | 77 |
| 1984 | #1,280 | 52 |
| 1985 | #1,158 | 65 |
| 1986 | #1,419 | 49 |
| 1987 | #1,296 | 57 |
| 1988 | #1,329 | 60 |
| 1989 | #1,615 | 49 |
| 1990 | #1,547 | 54 |
| 1991 | #1,652 | 50 |
| 1992 | #1,472 | 62 |
| 1993 | #1,601 | 56 |
| 1994 | #1,434 | 67 |
| 1995 | #1,623 | 56 |
| 1996 | #1,705 | 55 |
| 1997 | #1,908 | 48 |
| 1998 | #2,068 | 45 |
| 1999 | #2,098 | 45 |
| 2000 | #1,944 | 53 |
| 2001 | #2,562 | 37 |
| 2002 | #2,556 | 38 |
| 2003 | #2,993 | 32 |
| 2004 | #3,073 | 32 |
| 2005 | #2,751 | 39 |
| 2006 | #3,451 | 30 |
| 2007 | #4,492 | 21 |
| 2008 | #3,103 | 37 |
| 2009 | #4,922 | 19 |
| 2010 | #6,035 | 14 |
| 2011 | #3,433 | 31 |
| 2012 | #5,035 | 18 |
| 2013 | #5,171 | 17 |
| 2014 | #4,701 | 20 |
| 2015 | #3,982 | 26 |
| 2016 | #5,787 | 15 |
| 2017 | #6,060 | 14 |
| 2018 | #5,538 | 16 |
| 2019 | #7,170 | 11 |
| 2020 | #7,028 | 11 |
| 2021 | #8,823 | 8 |
| 2022 | #8,981 | 8 |
| 2023 | #5,924 | 15 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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