Girls' name · since 1972
Shada
Shada has 596 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,612 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 596
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shada is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 596 have been recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Shada recorded 596 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2015.
- #10,612 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 596 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shada ranks #10,612 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 596 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,612 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 596
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shada's 596 recorded births place it above 85.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Shada's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shada's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shada popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2015
- Peak year (1989)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Shada by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (211 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Shada's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Shada births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
206 births
- 1990s
1990s
211 births
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 211 births (35% of all-time use).
How Shada compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shada's total volume
Shada by state
Where Shada concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 37 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 25 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.8% |
37 of 596 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Shada's decade-level peak was the 1990s (211 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shadas (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shada: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shada draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.