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Boy · Name family

Tad

16,610births recorded
1Countries
3Variants
1967Peak · United States
#7194United States 2025

Tad is a boy name family recorded 16,610 times in 1 country since 1880. It ranks highest today in the United States (#7194 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in the United States in 1967, at 19.0 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Thad (United States).

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Which form wins where

Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.

All forms of Tad

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Thad English 8,224 🇺🇸 United States #8910 1967 ▼ 51 %
Tad English 6,929 🇺🇸 United States #7194 1966 ▼ 20 %
Tadd English 1,457 🇺🇸 United States – 1976 –

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in United States correlates closely with Tad's.

  1. 1Kelly
  2. 2Sonya
  3. 3Kimberly
  4. 4Gina
  5. 5Michelle
  6. 6Jeri

How we grouped these names

  • Thad ↔ Tad — spelling variant
  • Thad ↔ Tadd — spelling variant

Questions about Tad

How popular is the name Tad?

In 2025 it ranked #7194 in the United States. Official registers record 16,610 births across 1 country.

What is Tad in other languages?

Thad (English); Tadd (English).

When was Tad most popular?

It peaked in the United States in 1967, at 19.0 births per 100,000.

Is Tad a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Tad is a boy name.