Shadd — boys' name

What the Data Says About Shadd

The Social Security Administration has registered 243 babies named Shadd between 1966 and 2006, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shadd currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shadd performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shadd shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shadd 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 243 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.