Unisex name · since 1916
Shadie
Shadie has 101 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,045 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
101 girls have been named Shadie since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shadie has been recorded 101 times among girls since 1916, 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 1916 to 2003.
- #27,045 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 101 born since 1916
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shadie ranks #27,045 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1916, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,045 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shadie's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shadie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shadie splits its recorded history at 1995: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shadie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2003
- Peak year (1994)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Shadie popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1985 (Shadie as boys' name)
Shadie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (52 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Shadie's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Shadie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 52 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shadie's data
- Shadie's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 2000s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shadie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1916–2003 (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 Shadie 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.