How Many People Are Named Tad?
An estimated 5,970 people in the United States have the first name Tad. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Tad peaked in popularity in 1966 with 265 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tad 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 Tad paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,970
About 1 in 57,413 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1966
265 births
Total Registered
6,918
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tad
Tad is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,918 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tad as a male name
Ranked #7,657 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 1966 (265 births)
Tad: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tad span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,862 babies were registered. Tad has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tad by Decade
How has Tad 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.
Tad by State
Birth registrations for Tad span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Ohio. The lowest are in Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky. On average, about 105 Tads were registered per state.
Tad + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tad as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tad
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tad: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tad?
We estimate approximately 5,970 people named Tad 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 57,413 Americans share this first name.
Is Tad a common name?
Tad is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,918 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tad most popular?
Tad reached peak popularity in 1966, when 265 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tad is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tad a male name?
Tad is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tad Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tad Smith, Tad Johnson, Tad 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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