How Many People Are Named Gad?
An estimated 121 people in the United States have the first name Gad. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Gad peaked in popularity in 2016 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gad as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gad paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
121
About 1 in 2,832,680 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2016
10 births
Total Registered
122
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gad
Gad is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 122 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gad as a male name
Ranked #11,277 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2016 (10 births)
Gad: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gad span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 63 babies were registered. While Gad is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gad by Decade
How has Gad tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gad + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gad as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gad
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gad: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gad?
We estimate approximately 121 people named Gad are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,832,680 Americans share this first name.
Is Gad a common name?
Gad is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 122 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gad most popular?
Gad reached peak popularity in 2016, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gad is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gad a male name?
Gad is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gad Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gad Smith, Gad Johnson, Gad Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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