Recorded 1992–2001 Girls' name Peak 1996 50 births

Shadeja — girls' name

50 babies named Shadeja in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s352000s15

The verdict

50 girls have been named Shadeja since 1992, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

50
total births
1992–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
70%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Shadeja was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shadeja in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shadeja

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Shadeja between 1992 and 2001, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shadeja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shadeja performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shadeja shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shadeja 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 50 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.

Shadeja at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

50

Since 1992

10 years of records

Peak year

1996

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1992

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2001

Shadeja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1992

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1996)
10
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 2001200019981997199619951992 5

Shadeja by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 70% of Shadeja's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shadeja?
50 babies have been named Shadeja since 1992. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1996 with 10 births.
When was Shadeja most popular?
Shadeja was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Shadeja been used?
Shadeja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 10 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Shadeja?
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, 1992–2001 (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.