Meaning and history
From Greek Ἅιδης (Haides), derived from ἀϊδής (aides), meaning “unseen,” Hades is the dark god of the underworld in Greek mythology, and the underworld itself was also called Hades. His brothers were Zeus and Poseidon, and his wife was Persephone, whom he had abducted.
20062006: 5 births, rank #12,055
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: 6 births, rank #10,766
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: 6 births, rank #10,717
2015: 7 births, rank #9,568
20162016: 12 births, rank #6,726
2017: 12 births, rank #6,685
2018: 13 births, rank #6,345
2019: 12 births, rank #6,777
2020: 35 births, rank #3,202
20212021: 23 births, rank #4,362
2022: 28 births, rank #3,879
2023: 29 births, rank #3,802
2024: 30 births, rank #3,693
20252025: 43 births, rank #2,884
In 2025, 43 babies were recorded with the name Hades, ranking #2,884 among boys.