Boys' name · since 1946
Slade
6,094 babies named Slade in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,571 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,055 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,094
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
6,094 babies have been named Slade since 1946, making it today's #1055 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Slade has been recorded 6,094 times among boys since 1946, currently ranked #1055 nationally and more common than 92% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #1,571 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,055 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,094 born since 1946
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Slade ranks #1,571 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,055 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,094 born since 1946, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,571 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,055 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,094
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
Slade's 6,094 recorded births place it above 96.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Slade compares
6,094 Top 11% higher than 89% of 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
Slade's all-time total is 17x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Slade | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,094 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 246 | 34 | 22,252 |
Slade's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Slade's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 246, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Slade popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 246
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Slade popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 2020 (Slade as girls' name)
Slade by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,765 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Slade's strongest decade.
1,765 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Slade births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 181
1960s
181 births
- 1970s 355
1970s
355 births
- 1980s 316
1980s
316 births
- 1990s 700
1990s
700 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,548 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,765 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,180 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,765 births (29% of all-time use).
How Slade compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Slade's total volume
Slade by state
Where Slade concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 941 | 15.4% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 251 | 4.1% |
| #3 | California | | 217 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 185 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 173 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 173 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 135 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Utah | | 115 | 1.9% |
941 of 6,094 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Slade appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Slade's data
- Slade's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,765 total births) through the 2020s (1,180) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Slades (941 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Slade: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~79 yrs)
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, 1946–2025 (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 Slade 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.