Recorded 1992–2010 Boys' name Peak 1997 146 births

Shadman — boys' name

146 babies named Shadman in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

146 boys have been named Shadman since 1992, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.

146
total births
1992–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Shadman was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

15 babies were named Shadman in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shadman

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Shadman between 1992 and 2010, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shadman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shadman performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shadman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shadman in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shadman 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 146 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.

Shadman at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

146

Since 1992

19 years of records

Peak year

1997

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1992

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2010

Shadman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1992

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1997)
15
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Shadman by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
70 births that decade — 48% of Shadman's all-time total
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Shadman by state

Where Shadman concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shadman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
65 44.5%
New York share of Shadman's total US births 44.5%

65 of 146 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shadman?
146 babies have been named Shadman since 1992. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1997 with 15 births.
When was Shadman most popular?
Shadman was most popular in the 2000s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Shadman most popular?
The top states for the name Shadman are New York (65 births).
How long has the name Shadman been used?
Shadman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 19 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Shadman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1992–2010 (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.