The name Shad reached its peak in 1971, with 406 registrations (ranked #403). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1940, roughly 31 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #6940) today, averaging about 14 new babies per year. Shad has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 4,822 American babies have carried this name.