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Gad

/ˈɡæd/ · 100% boys · 9 born in 2025

Gad has been given to about 131 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɡæd/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 128
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gad per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 10
  • Born in 20259
  • All time131

How popular is Gad?

Its best year was 2016, when 10 babies were given the name, ranking 7780th. The typical living American called Gad is about 11 years old today.

Names that sound like Gad

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tad0.75
  2. Chad0.62
  3. Brad0.62
  4. Thad0.62
  5. Shad0.62
  6. Grady0.60
  7. Gary0.53
  8. Gray0.53

Middle names for Gad

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gad Thomas0.74
  2. Gad Cole0.73
  3. Gad Miles0.73
  4. Gad Wilder0.72
  5. Gad James0.71
  6. Gad John0.55

Sibling names for Gad

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.79
  2. Yahyabrother · 0.78
  3. Kyrenbrother · 0.78
  4. Seraphinasister · 0.77
  5. Ayaneither · 0.77
  6. Emilianasister · 0.77

Where Gad is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Gad Evans0.73
    2. Gad Edwards0.73
    3. Gad Anderson0.70
    4. Gad Allen0.70
    5. Gad Adams0.70
    6. Gad Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Gad

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.