Is Tad a boy or girl name?
Tad is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 11 boys were named Tad, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 6,918 US babies named Tad were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,657
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tad since 1912
- 6,918
- Most popular year
- 1966
- 265 babies
Boys and girls named Tad, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 96 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 123 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 201 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 802 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,862 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,542 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,035 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 673 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 318 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 170 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 59 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,657 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,463 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,697 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,628 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,983 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,528 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,510 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,478 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,287 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,954 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,845 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,953 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,660 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,336 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,706 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,147 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,518 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,500 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 36 | #3,076 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,893 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,945 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,105 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,920 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,912 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,930 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,842 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 47 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 58 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 66 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 75 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 88 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 79 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 110 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 92 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 108 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 108 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 103 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 133 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 128 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 130 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 76 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 65 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 84 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 100 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 104 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 116 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 137 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 146 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 169 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 171 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 158 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 160 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 184 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 197 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 170 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 204 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 220 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 265 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 223 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 187 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 169 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 157 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 122 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 145 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 133 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 137 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 149 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 125 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 89 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 49 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 43 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 25 | #1,546 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 27 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 25 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,934 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 26 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 26 | #1,476 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,764 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 17 | #1,726 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 27 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 22 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,076 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,567 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 20 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,311 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,964 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,603 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,118 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,247 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 21 | #1,538 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,714 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,557 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,786 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,824 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,741 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,551 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,572 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,877 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,188 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,220 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,966 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,229 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,732 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,730 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,508 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,292 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,209 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,864 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tad reached #471 in 1966. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tad
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.