Recorded 1985–2018 Girls' name Peak 1992 892 births

Shadae — girls' name

892 babies named Shadae in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s2001990s3772000s2552010s60
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Shadae was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

59 babies were named Shadae in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shadae

The Social Security Administration has registered 892 babies named Shadae between 1985 and 2018, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shadae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 59 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shadae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 377 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shadae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 176 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Shadae in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shadae in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 892 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shadae at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

892

Since 1985

34 years of records

Peak year

1992

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1985

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2018

Shadae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1985

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1992)
59
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
020406080 201820122008200420001996199219881985 29

Shadae by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
377 births that decade — 42% of Shadae's all-time total
1980s2001990s3772000s2552010s60

Shadae by state

Where Shadae concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Shadae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
176 19.7%
#2 California
42 4.7%
#3 Illinois
33 3.7%
#4 Florida
12 1.3%
#5 New Jersey
11 1.2%
#6 Georgia
5 0.6%
New York share of Shadae's total US births 19.7%
Even split

176 of 892 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shadae?
892 babies have been named Shadae since 1985. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1992 with 59 births.
When was Shadae most popular?
Shadae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 377 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Shadae most popular?
The top states for the name Shadae are New York (176 births), California (42 births), Illinois (33 births).
How long has the name Shadae been used?
Shadae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 34 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Shadae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.