The baby name Shad appears in baby name data for the United States from 1963 to 2011. It was most popular in 1971 with 388 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Shad has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1966 | 6 |
| 1967 | 28 |
| 1968 | 22 |
| 1969 | 32 |
| 1970 | 122 |
| 1971 | 388 |
| 1972 | 359 |
| 1973 | 318 |
| 1974 | 312 |
| 1975 | 247 |
| 1976 | 166 |
| 1977 | 180 |
| 1978 | 151 |
| 1979 | 74 |
| 1980 | 40 |
| 1981 | 35 |
| 1982 | 34 |
| 1983 | 30 |
| 1985 | 10 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1988 | 22 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1990 | 9 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 26 |
| 1993 | 15 |
| 1994 | 11 |
| 1995 | 11 |
| 1996 | 11 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 7 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2011 | 8 |