Shady vs Shane

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

Name A

Shady

Boy name

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Name B

Shane

Boy name · Rank #601

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Metric Shady Shane
Current Rank Unranked #601
Total Births (all years) 328 192,143
Peak Year 1994 1973
Peak Year Births 18 5,711
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1933

Births by Decade

Decade Shady Shane
1910ss 14 —
1920ss 5 —
1930ss — 36
1940ss — 159
1950ss — 2,589
1960ss — 13,923
1970ss 23 50,281
1980ss 78 43,174
1990ss 105 40,600
2000ss 86 26,128
2010ss 12 12,505
2020ss 5 2,748

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shady Shane
2014 — 1,298
2015 — 1,217
2016 5 1,067
2017 — 914
2018 — 874
2019 7 738
2020 — 568
2021 — 598
2022 — 582
2023 5 527
2024 — 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, 1915–2023.

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