Recorded 1995–2000 Girls' name Peak 1997 35 births

Shadaja — girls' name

35 babies named Shadaja in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s302000s5

The verdict

35 girls have been named Shadaja since 1995, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

35
total births
1995–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
86%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Shadaja was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shadaja in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shadaja

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Shadaja between 1995 and 2000, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shadaja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shadaja performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shadaja shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shadaja 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 35 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.

Shadaja at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

35

Since 1995

6 years of records

Peak year

1997

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1995

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2000

Shadaja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1995

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1997)
11
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4681012 20001999199719961995 6

Shadaja by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
30 births that decade — 86% of Shadaja's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shadaja?
35 babies have been named Shadaja since 1995. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1997 with 11 births.
When was Shadaja most popular?
Shadaja was most popular in the 1990s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Shadaja been used?
Shadaja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 6 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Shadaja?
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.

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, 1995–2000 (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.