Tad Name Popularity

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How popular is Tad?

The rare name Tad was the 5,462nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Tad, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity ranking of #472 was reached in 1966 with 265 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Tad was less than 5, most recently in 1916.

Approximately during the years 1940-1943, 1949-1957, 1961-1966, and 1981-1984, the name Tad took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1993-1998, and 2005-2009 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Tad popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

For a number of years, the name Tad has been moving downward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Tad lately has dropped.

The name Tad is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Tad has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Tad (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		17	5,462
2017		11	7,459
2016		18	5,273
2015		14	6,261
2014		20	4,842
2013		19	4,945
2012		21	4,656
2011		23	4,334
2010		9	8,694
2009		25	4,139
2008		22	4,517
2007		31	3,495
2006		36	3,075
2005		37	2,890
2004		35	2,944
2003		31	3,103
2002		38	2,595
2001		32	2,917
2000		31	2,911
1999		29	2,928
1998		29	2,839
1997		47	1,961
1996		58	1,668
1995		66	1,473
1994		75	1,351
1993		88	1,204
1992		79	1,279
1991		110	1,037
1990		92	1,128
1989		108	983
1988		108	923
1987		103	933
1986		133	788
1985		128	787
1984		130	760
1983		76	1,021
1982		65	1,138
1981		84	993
1980		100	899
1979		104	852
1978		116	789
1977		137	732
1976		146	687
1975		169	621
1974		171	616
1973		158	633
1972		160	623
1971		184	617
1970		197	575
1969		170	604
1968		204	535
1967		220	507
1966		265	472
1965		223	509
1964		187	579
1963		169	603
1962		157	619
1961		122	694
1960		145	647
1959		133	665
1958		137	658
1957		149	632
1956		125	676
1955		89	774
1954		49	1,078
1953		43	1,138
1952		25	1,548
1951		27	1,454
1950		25	1,497
1949		16	1,934
1948		26	1,455
1947		26	1,476
1946		18	1,751
1945		16	1,764
1944		17	1,726
1943		27	1,364
1942		22	1,530
1941		13	2,076
1940		20	1,569
1939		20	1,529
1938		11	2,311
1937		5	3,963
1936		9	2,604
1935		13	2,118
1934		12	2,244
1933		21	1,537
1932		19	1,705
1931		6	3,713
1930		7	3,558
1929		19	1,784
1928		10	2,824
1927		7	3,740
1926		12	2,552
1925		12	2,571
1924		5	4,877
1923		6	4,189
1922		9	3,220
1921		10	2,967
1920		6	4,228
1919		5	4,732
1918		5	4,730
1917		5	4,508
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1912		5	2,864
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.