Given name & surname
Slade
“son of the valley”
Slade is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “son of the valley.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “son of the valley.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Slade through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,101
- 6,094 boys · 7 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 246 babies
- 2025
- 208
- #1,055 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 208 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,055 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 6.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 246 in 2007. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (27). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,541 as a first name in 2020; 12,257 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Slade’s family of names
Slade has a related form in Slaed. Slade has a related form in Slaede. Slade has a related form in Slaid.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Slade
- Slade GortonAmerican politician (1928-2020)
- Slade BrockmanAustralian politicianborn 1970
- Slade HeathcottAmerican baseball playerborn 1990
- Slade CutterAmerican football player and Naval commander (1911–2005)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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