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 #7293

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Name B

Tadashi

Boy name · Rank #8361

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Metric Tad Tadashi
Current Rank #7293 #8361
Total Births (all years) 6,929 676
Peak Year 1966 1922
Peak Year Births 265 35
Peak Decade 1960s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Tad Tadashi
1910s 37 156
1920s 96 255
1930s 123 81
1940s 201 6
1950s 802 -
1960s 1,862 -
1970s 1,542 20
1980s 1,035 13
1990s 673 7
2000s 318 15
2010s 170 53
2020s 70 70

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
2025 11 11

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, 1912–2025.

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