Boys' name · since 1966
Shadd
Shadd has 243 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,850 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 243
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shadd is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 243 have been recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Shadd recorded 243 times among boys since 1966, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2006.
- #11,850 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 243 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shadd ranks #11,850 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 243 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,850 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 243
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shadd's 243 recorded births place it above 73.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shadd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shadd's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shadd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2006
- Peak year (1971)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Shadd by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (116 births, 48% of the file).
1970s was Shadd's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Shadd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 116 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Shadd's decade-level peak was the 1970s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1966–2006 (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 Shadd 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.