Boys' name · since 1991

Shaad

Shaad has 10 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#35,579 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1991
1990s
peak decade

Shaad is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1991.

Shaad has 10 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2017.

  • #35,579 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 10 born since 1991
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaad ranks #35,579 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.

#35,579 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1991
1990s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Shaad's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Shaad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Shaad splits its recorded history at 2017: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births).

Shaad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1991)
5
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
5 19912017 5

Shaad by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

1990s was Shaad's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Shaad births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaad?
10 babies have been named Shaad since 1991. All-time, it sits at #35,579 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1991 with 5 births.
Where does Shaad sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaad ranks #35,579 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shaad most popular?
Shaad was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Shaad been used?
Shaad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 27 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Shaad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Shaad's data

  • Shaad's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- 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 Shaad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1991–2017 (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 Shaad 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.