Shade vs Shane

Side-by-side comparison of Shade and Shane - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Shade

Boy name · Rank #5450

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Name B

Shane

Boy name · Rank #601

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Metric Shade Shane
Current Rank #5450 #601
Total Births (all years) 1,156 192,583
Peak Year 1997 1973
Peak Year Births 33 5,710
Peak Decade 1990s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1933

Births by Decade

Decade Shade Shane
1880s 28 -
1890s 18 -
1900s 6 -
1910s 72 -
1920s 66 -
1930s 48 36
1940s 28 159
1950s 13 2,589
1960s 31 13,923
1970s 45 50,279
1980s 84 43,169
1990s 224 40,598
2000s 208 26,129
2010s 191 12,510
2020s 94 3,191

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shade Shane
2014 12 1,298
2015 22 1,217
2016 14 1,068
2017 20 916
2018 20 875
2019 19 739
2020 14 569
2021 19 598
2022 14 582
2023 19 528
2024 17 475
2025 11 439

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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