Recorded 1987–1987 Boys' name Peak 1987 5 births

Had — boys' name

5 babies named Had in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s5
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Had was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

5 babies were named Had in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Had

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Had between 1987 and 1987, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Had currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Had performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Had in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Had at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

5

Since 1987

1 years of records

Peak year

1987

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1987

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1987

Had popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1987

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1987)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 1987 5

Had by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 100% of Had's all-time total
1980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Had?
5 babies have been named Had since 1987. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1987 with 5 births.
When was Had most popular?
Had was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Had been used?
Had has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 1 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Had?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Haden, Hadi, Hadley, Hadrian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.