Boys' name · since 1888
Ad
Ad has 73 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1914 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,507 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 73
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ad sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 73 recorded since 1888.
Social Security Administration records show Ad recorded 73 times among boys since 1888, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1940.
- #19,507 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 73 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ad ranks #19,507 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,507 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 73
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ad's 73 recorded births place it above 56.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ad splits its recorded history at 1921: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1914 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1940
- Peak year (1914)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Ad by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (30 births, 41% of the file).
1920s was Ad's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
30 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 30 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Ad's decade-level peak was the 1920s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1888–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ad draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.