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01 / Meaning & origin
Tad is a masculine given name documented in English.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 11 boys (rank 7194). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Tad
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | 5 | 2,544 | observed |
| 1913 | 5 | 2,821 | observed |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | 12 | 2,184 | observed |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | 5 | 3,981 | observed |
| 1918 | 5 | 4,179 | observed |
| 1919 | 5 | 4,168 | observed |
| 1920 | 6 | 3,815 | observed |
| 1921 | 10 | 2,804 | observed |
| 1922 | 9 | 3,014 | observed |
| 1923 | 6 | 3,822 | observed |
| 1924 | 5 | 4,347 | observed |
| 1925 | 12 | 2,435 | observed |
| 1926 | 12 | 2,436 | observed |
| 1927 | 7 | 3,451 | observed |
| 1928 | 10 | 2,659 | observed |
| 1929 | 19 | 1,731 | observed |
| 1930 | 7 | 3,289 | observed |
| 1931 | 6 | 3,390 | observed |
| 1932 | 19 | 1,651 | observed |
| 1933 | 21 | 1,498 | observed |
| 1934 | 12 | 2,121 | observed |
| 1935 | 13 | 2,029 | observed |
| 1936 | 9 | 2,452 | observed |
| 1937 | 5 | 3,518 | observed |
| 1938 | 11 | 2,185 | observed |
| 1939 | 20 | 1,489 | observed |
| 1940 | 20 | 1,519 | observed |
| 1941 | 13 | 1,997 | observed |
| 1942 | 22 | 1,496 | observed |
| 1943 | 27 | 1,343 | observed |
| 1944 | 17 | 1,683 | observed |
| 1945 | 16 | 1,697 | observed |
| 1946 | 18 | 1,692 | observed |
| 1947 | 26 | 1,449 | observed |
| 1948 | 26 | 1,430 | observed |
| 1949 | 16 | 1,872 | observed |
| 1950 | 25 | 1,464 | observed |
| 1951 | 27 | 1,430 | observed |
| 1952 | 25 | 1,517 | observed |
| 1953 | 43 | 1,123 | observed |
| 1954 | 49 | 1,068 | observed |
| 1955 | 89 | 772 | observed |
| 1956 | 125 | 675 | observed |
| 1957 | 149 | 628 | observed |
| 1958 | 137 | 657 | observed |
| 1959 | 133 | 662 | observed |
| 1960 | 145 | 647 | observed |
| 1961 | 122 | 692 | observed |
| 1962 | 157 | 616 | observed |
| 1963 | 169 | 603 | observed |
| 1964 | 187 | 578 | observed |
| 1965 | 223 | 509 | observed |
| 1966 | 265 | 470 | observed |
| 1967 | 220 | 506 | observed |
| 1968 | 205 | 533 | observed |
| 1969 | 169 | 603 | observed |
| 1970 | 197 | 575 | observed |
| 1971 | 184 | 617 | observed |
| 1972 | 160 | 621 | observed |
| 1973 | 158 | 629 | observed |
| 1974 | 171 | 615 | observed |
| 1975 | 169 | 620 | observed |
| 1976 | 146 | 683 | observed |
| 1977 | 137 | 728 | observed |
| 1978 | 116 | 786 | observed |
| 1979 | 104 | 851 | observed |
| 1980 | 100 | 894 | observed |
| 1981 | 84 | 986 | observed |
| 1982 | 65 | 1,133 | observed |
| 1983 | 76 | 1,016 | observed |
| 1984 | 130 | 759 | observed |
| 1985 | 128 | 784 | observed |
| 1986 | 133 | 785 | observed |
| 1987 | 103 | 931 | observed |
| 1988 | 108 | 916 | observed |
| 1989 | 108 | 980 | observed |
| 1990 | 92 | 1,117 | observed |
| 1991 | 110 | 1,030 | observed |
| 1992 | 79 | 1,274 | observed |
| 1993 | 88 | 1,196 | observed |
| 1994 | 75 | 1,345 | observed |
| 1995 | 66 | 1,467 | observed |
| 1996 | 58 | 1,655 | observed |
| 1997 | 47 | 1,933 | observed |
| 1998 | 29 | 2,782 | observed |
| 1999 | 29 | 2,865 | observed |
| 2000 | 31 | 2,864 | observed |
| 2001 | 32 | 2,864 | observed |
| 2002 | 38 | 2,556 | observed |
| 2003 | 31 | 3,044 | observed |
| 2004 | 35 | 2,887 | observed |
| 2005 | 37 | 2,846 | observed |
| 2006 | 36 | 3,024 | observed |
| 2007 | 31 | 3,444 | observed |
| 2008 | 22 | 4,395 | observed |
| 2009 | 25 | 4,035 | observed |
| 2010 | 9 | 8,139 | observed |
| 2011 | 23 | 4,221 | observed |
| 2012 | 21 | 4,533 | observed |
| 2013 | 19 | 4,804 | observed |
| 2014 | 20 | 4,702 | observed |
| 2015 | 15 | 5,746 | observed |
| 2016 | 18 | 5,124 | observed |
| 2017 | 11 | 7,095 | observed |
| 2018 | 17 | 5,320 | observed |
| 2019 | 17 | 5,340 | observed |
| 2020 | 10 | 7,502 | observed |
| 2021 | 13 | 6,335 | observed |
| 2022 | 11 | 7,262 | observed |
| 2023 | 14 | 6,220 | observed |
| 2024 | 11 | 7,257 | observed |
| 2025 | 11 | 7,194 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Tad” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
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06 / Behind the facts
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SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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