Boys' name · since 1992
Shadman
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 146 babies named Shadman, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 146
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shadman is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 146 have been recorded since 1992.
Shadman has 146 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2010.
- #14,947 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 146 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shadman ranks #14,947 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 146 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 146
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shadman's 146 recorded births place it above 67.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shadman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shadman splits its recorded history at 2002: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shadman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2010
- Peak year (1997)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Shadman by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (70 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Shadman's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Shadman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 70 births (48% of all-time use).
Shadman by state
Where Shadman concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 65 | 44.5% |
65 of 146 births nationwide.
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- Shadman's decade-level peak was the 2000s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shadmans (65 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shadman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1992–2010 (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 Shadman 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.