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 #5436

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Name B

Shane

Boy name · Rank #601

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Metric Shade Shane
Current Rank #5436 #601
Total Births (all years) 1,144 192,143
Peak Year 1997 1973
Peak Year Births 33 5,711
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1933

Births by Decade

Decade Shade Shane
1880ss 28 —
1890ss 18 —
1900ss 6 —
1910ss 72 —
1920ss 66 —
1930ss 48 36
1940ss 28 159
1950ss 13 2,589
1960ss 31 13,923
1970ss 45 50,281
1980ss 84 43,174
1990ss 224 40,600
2000ss 208 26,128
2010ss 191 12,505
2020ss 82 2,748

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shade Shane
2014 12 1,298
2015 22 1,217
2016 14 1,067
2017 20 914
2018 20 874
2019 19 738
2020 14 568
2021 19 598
2022 14 582
2023 18 527
2024 17 473

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, 1880–2024.

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