Boys' name · since 2006
Hades
Hades has 261 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,422 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,930 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 261
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hades currently ranks #2930 among boys' names in America, with 261 babies recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Hades recorded 261 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #2930 nationally today, ahead of 79% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #11,422 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,930 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 261 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hades ranks #11,422 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,930 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 261 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,422 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,930 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 261
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hades's 261 recorded births place it above 74.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hades compares
261 43rd 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
Hades's all-time total is 29% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hades | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 261 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hades's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hades's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hades popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Hades popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2023 (Hades as girls' name)
Hades by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (188 births, 72% of the file).
2020s was Hades's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Hades births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 68
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
188 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 188 births (72% of all-time use).
Hades by state
Where Hades concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 6.1% |
24 of 261 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hades's data
- California records the most Hadess (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2006–2025 (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 Hades 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.