Happy or singer
Shadd is a rare name with dual potential roots. It is often considered a variant of the Arabic name Shad, meaning happy or cheerful, or it may derive from an English occupational surname for a singer or someone who lived near a boundary.
Less common today
Shadd isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,687 in 1996.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Professional wrestler and actor
Rapper and actor known as Bow Wow
Canadian alternative hip hop artist
