Boys' name · since 1987
Gad
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 131 babies named Gad, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,640 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,474 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 131
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gad is the #8474 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 131 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gad has been recorded 131 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #8474 nationally and more common than 39% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #15,640 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,474 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 131 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gad ranks #15,640 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,474 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 131 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,640 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,474 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 131
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gad's 131 recorded births place it above 65.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Gad compares
131 30th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gad's all-time total is 64% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 131 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gad's full recorded timeline at 2015, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Gad by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (63 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Gad's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Gad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 63 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Gad's data
- Gad's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Gad 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.