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 #8361

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Name B

Tad

Boy name · Rank #7293

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

Births by Decade

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

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
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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