Total births
28
Boys' name · since 1971
Schad
Schad has 28 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 28
- total births
- 1971–1977
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Schad sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 1971.
Schad has 28 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1977.
- 28 total births
- 1971–1977 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
28 boys have been named Schad since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1977.
- 28
- total births
- 1971–1977
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Schad was born in this single decade.
1972
Single peak year
6 babies were named Schad in 1972 - its busiest year on record.
Schad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Schad's full recorded timeline at 1973, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Schad at a glance
Last recorded 1977Peak year
1972
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1971
Schad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1977
- Peak year (1972)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Schad by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Schad's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Schad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 28 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Schad? ▼
Schad has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 1971, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1977. 6 babies were born in 1972, its single highest year.
When was Schad most popular? ▼
Schad was most popular in the 1970s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Schad been used? ▼
Schad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 7 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Schad? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Schuyler, Schyler, Schneur, Schneider, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Schad
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1971–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Schad: Baby Name Since 1971 - 28 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/schad. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Schad 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 July 2026.