boy's name
Tad
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 6,929
Tad is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1966, when 265 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Tad over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 37 |
| 1920s | 96 |
| 1930s | 123 |
| 1940s | 201 |
| 1950s | 802 |
| 1960s | 1,862 |
| 1970s | 1,542 |
| 1980s | 1,035 |
| 1990s | 673 |
| 2000s | 318 |
| 2010s | 170 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 70 |
How popular is Tad?
In 2025, Tad was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tad
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tad also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tad over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tad
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tad — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tad
How popular is the name Tad?
In 2025, Tad was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Tad a girl's or a boy's name?
Tad is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Tad?
Tad has 1 syllable.
When was Tad most popular?
Tad peaked in 1966, when 265 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Tad a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tad currently ranks #7,484 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.