Girls' name · since 1992
Shadey
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Shadey, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #49,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shadey sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16 recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shadey has been recorded 16 times among girls since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 1995.
- #49,174 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shadey ranks #49,174 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #49,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shadey's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shadey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shadey's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shadey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1995
- Peak year (1993)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Shadey by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Shadey's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shadey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shadey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~3 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, 1992–1995 (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 Shadey 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.