Boys' name · since 2019
Spade
55 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.
- #21,581 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,514 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 55
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Spade is the #10514 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 55 recorded since 2019.
Social Security Administration records show Spade recorded 55 times among boys since 2019, holding rank #10514 nationally today, ahead of 25% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2025.
- #21,581 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,514 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 55 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Spade ranks #21,581 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,514 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 55 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,581 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,514 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 55
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
Spade's 55 recorded births place it above 52.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Spade compares
55 18th percentile among 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
Spade's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Spade | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 55 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Spade's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Spade's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Spade popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Spade by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (49 births, 89% of the file).
2020s was Spade's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 89% of all-time use.
Spade births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 49 births (89% of all-time use).
Spade by state
Where Spade concentrates geographically, total births since 2019
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 9.1% |
5 of 55 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Spades (5 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 Spade: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~6 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, 2019–2025 (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 Spade 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.