Girls' name · since 1986
Shadara
61 babies named Shadara in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
61 girls have been named Shadara since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shadara recorded 61 times among girls since 1986, 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 1986 to 1998.
- #32,748 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shadara ranks #32,748 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shadara's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shadara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shadara's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shadara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1998
- Peak year (1990)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Shadara by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (39 births, 64% of the file).
1990s was Shadara's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Shadara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 39 births (64% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shadara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1986–1998 (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 Shadara 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.