Recorded 1975–1993 Girls' name Peak 1989 109 births

Shadana — girls' name

109 babies named Shadana in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

109 girls have been named Shadana since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

109
total births
1975–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Shadana was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

13 babies were named Shadana in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shadana

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Shadana between 1975 and 1993, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shadana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shadana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shadana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shadana 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 109 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.

Shadana at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

109

Since 1975

19 years of records

Peak year

1989

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1975

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1993

Shadana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1975

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1989)
13
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Shadana by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
63 births that decade — 58% of Shadana's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shadana?
109 babies have been named Shadana since 1975. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1989 with 13 births.
When was Shadana most popular?
Shadana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Shadana been used?
Shadana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 19 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Shadana?
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, 1975–1993 (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.