Tadashi vs Tad

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

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Tadashi

Boy name · Rank #8334

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Name B

Tad

Boy name · Rank #7258

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tadashi Tad
2014 — 20
2015 14 15
2016 13 18
2017 10 11
2018 10 17
2019 6 17
2020 19 10
2021 13 13
2022 8 11
2023 10 14
2024 9 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, 1912–2024.

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