Shad has been given to about 4,831 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1971, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1971, when 406 babies were given the name, ranking 403rd. The typical living American called Shad is about 49 years old today.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.