Tad vs Tadashi

Side-by-side comparison of Tad and Tadashi — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tad

Boy name · Rank #7258

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Name B

Tadashi

Boy name · Rank #8334

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Metric Tad Tadashi
Current Rank #7258 #8334
Total Births (all years) 6,918 665
Peak Year 1966 1922
Peak Year Births 265 35
Peak Decade 1960ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Tad Tadashi
1910ss 37 156
1920ss 96 255
1930ss 123 81
1940ss 201 6
1950ss 802 —
1960ss 1,862 —
1970ss 1,542 20
1980ss 1,035 13
1990ss 673 7
2000ss 318 15
2010ss 170 53
2020ss 59 59

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tad Tadashi
2014 20 —
2015 15 14
2016 18 13
2017 11 10
2018 17 10
2019 17 6
2020 10 19
2021 13 13
2022 11 8
2023 14 10
2024 11 9

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1912–2024.

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