Girls' name · since 1985
Shaday
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 350 babies named Shaday, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 350
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
350 girls have been named Shaday since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shaday has 350 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2013.
- #14,641 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 350 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaday ranks #14,641 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 350 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 350
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaday's 350 recorded births place it above 79.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shaday's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaday's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaday popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2013
- Peak year (1986)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Shaday by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (133 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Shaday's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Shaday births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
113 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 133 births (38% of all-time use).
Shaday by state
Where Shaday concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
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- Shaday's decade-level peak was the 1990s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shadays (60 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaday: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1985–2013 (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 Shaday 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.