Shad
Shad is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Arabic and Persian countries
- US records 1880–2017
- 4,753 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Shad
If you do not know Shad’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shad,” in English, “Guten Tag Shad,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Shad,
German
Guten Tag Shad,
French
Bonjour Shad,
Spanish
Estimado/a Shad:
Chinese
Shad您好：
Japanese
Shad様
English
Hi Shad,
German
Hi Shad,
French
Salut Shad,
Spanish
Hola Shad,
Chinese
Shad你好：
Japanese
Shadさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name |
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
4,753 male · 0 female · 4,753 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Shad a male or female name?
Shad is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Shad in an email?
If you do not know Shad’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shad,” in English, “Guten Tag Shad,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Shad a unisex name?
Shad is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Shad a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/shad. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_shad,
title = {Is Shad a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/shad},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}