Unisex name · since 1995
Shaden
Shaden has 305 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,487 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 305
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaden is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 305 have been recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Shaden recorded 305 times among boys since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2022.
- #10,487 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 305 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaden ranks #10,487 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 305 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,487 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 305
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaden's 305 recorded births place it above 76.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaden splits its recorded history at 2008: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2022
- Peak year (2007)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Shaden popularity over time - girls
248 total births recorded since 1991 (Shaden as girls' name)
Shaden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (164 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Shaden's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Shaden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 164 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shaden's data
- Shaden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1995–2022 (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 Shaden 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.