Shad

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Fun Facts about the name Shad

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Dahs
Scrabble Score
8 points
Dictionary Definition
n. sing. & pl. defined as: "Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose (C. alosa), and the twaite shad. (C. finta), are less important species."
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Popularity of Shad

Popularity Analysis

The name Shad first appeared in the social security administration database in 1967. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1971 when it reached rank #403. As of 1982, it ranked #911.


Year Rank Gender % of Total Gender
1982 911 Male 0.0051%
1981 884 Male 0.0055%
1980 810 Male 0.0064%
1979 697 Male 0.0084%
1978 622 Male 0.0106%
1977 604 Male 0.0115%
1976 578 Male 0.0122%
1975 496 Male 0.0160%
1974 445 Male 0.0194%
1973 441 Male 0.0197%
1972 404 Male 0.0227%
1971 403 Male 0.0223%
1970 615 Male 0.0092%
1969 788 Male 0.0053%
1968 916 Male 0.0035%
1967 923 Male 0.0035%