How Many People Are Named Slade?
An estimated 5,758 people in the United States have the first name Slade. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Slade peaked in popularity in 2007 with 246 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Slade 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 Slade paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,758
About 1 in 59,527 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2007
246 births
Total Registered
5,891
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Slade
Slade is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,891 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Slade as a male name
Ranked #1,051 in 2024
209 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (246 births)
Slade as a female name
Ranked #13,287 in 2020
7 female births in 2020
Peak: 2020 (7 births)
Slade: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Slade span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,765 babies were registered. While Slade is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Slade by Decade
How has Slade 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.
Slade by State
Birth registrations for Slade span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Louisiana, California. The lowest are in West Virginia, South Carolina, Nebraska. On average, about 95 Slades were registered per state.
Slade + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Slade as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Slade
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Slade: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Slade?
We estimate approximately 5,758 people named Slade 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 59,527 Americans share this first name.
Is Slade a common name?
Slade is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,891 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Slade most popular?
Slade reached peak popularity in 2007, when 246 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Slade is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Slade a male name?
Slade is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Slade Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Slade Smith, Slade Johnson, Slade 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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