Girls' name · since 1985
Shadaya
128 babies named Shadaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,441 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 128
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shadaya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 128 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Shadaya recorded 128 times among girls since 1985, 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 1985 to 2017.
- #24,441 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 128 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shadaya ranks #24,441 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 128 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,441 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 128
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shadaya's 128 recorded births place it above 66.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shadaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shadaya's full recorded timeline at 1993, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shadaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2017
- Peak year (1990)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Shadaya by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (78 births, 61% of the file).
1990s was Shadaya's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Shadaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 78 births (61% of all-time use).
Shadaya by state
Where Shadaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 22 | 17.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 4.7% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 3.9% |
22 of 128 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shadaya's data
- Shadaya's decade-level peak was the 1990s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shadayas (22 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shadaya: 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 (~32 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, 1985–2017 (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 Shadaya 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.