Girls' name · since 1971
Shadia
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 780 babies named Shadia, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,897 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,313 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 780
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shadia is the #15313 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 780 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Shadia recorded 780 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #15313 nationally today, ahead of 11% of girls, 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 1971 to 2025.
- #8,897 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,313 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 780 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shadia ranks #8,897 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,313 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 780 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,897 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,313 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 780
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shadia's 780 recorded births place it above 87.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Shadia compares
780 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shadia's all-time total is 107% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shadia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 780 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shadia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shadia's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shadia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Shadia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (213 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Shadia's strongest decade.
213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Shadia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 78
1970s
78 births
- 1980s
1980s
196 births
- 1990s
1990s
213 births
- 2000s
2000s
143 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 213 births (27% of all-time use).
How Shadia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shadia's total volume
Shadia by state
Where Shadia concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 50 | 6.4% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
50 of 780 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Shadia's data
- Shadia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (213 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shadias (50 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shadia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Shadia 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.