Slade is an English surname from the Old English slæd, meaning "valley" or "dell", given to someone who lived in a small shallow valley. As a first name it has a rugged Western feel, helped by the villain Slade Wilson in the Teen Titans and Arrow series. In the United States Slade entered the top 1000 at number 855 in 2007 and has hovered between number 1000 and 1200 ever since, ranking number 1055 in 2025.