Names / Boy names
Hades
Current rank
#2,901
and rising
All-time peak
#2,901
in 2025
First recorded
2006
in U.S. data
Children named
266
since 2006
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,901 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(HAY-deez) — Underworld god; works for black cats especially. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 2006. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Only about 266 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.