US rank #6156 Boys' name Peak 2024 48 births

Spade — #6156 US boys' name

48 babies named Spade in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s62020s42
#6156
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 57% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Spade was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

15 babies were named Spade in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Spade

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Spade between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Spade currently holds the #6156 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Spade performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Spade shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Spade in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Spade 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 48 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.

Spade at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

48

Since 2019

6 years of records

Peak year

2024

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,156

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2019

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2024

Spade popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
15
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
05101520 202420232022202120202019 6

Spade by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
42 births that decade — 88% of Spade's all-time total
2010s62020s42

Spade by state

Where Spade concentrates geographically — total births since 2019

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Spade
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 10.4%
Texas share of Spade's total US births 10.4%

5 of 48 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Spade?
48 babies have been named Spade since 2019. It currently ranks #6156 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 15 births.
When was Spade most popular?
Spade was most popular in the 2020s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Spade most popular?
The top states for the name Spade are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Spade been used?
Spade has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Spade?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sparsh, Sparrow, Spartacus, Sparky, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2019–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.