Unisex name · since 1987
Shadoe
Shadoe has 187 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,378 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 187
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
187 boys have been named Shadoe since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shadoe recorded 187 times among boys since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 1997.
- #13,378 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 187 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shadoe ranks #13,378 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 187 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,378 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 187
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shadoe's 187 recorded births place it above 70.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shadoe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shadoe splits its recorded history at 1992: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1996 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shadoe popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1997
- Peak year (1988)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Shadoe popularity over time - girls
68 total births recorded since 1987 (Shadoe as girls' name)
Shadoe by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (95 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Shadoe's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Shadoe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 95 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shadoe's data
- Shadoe's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (95 total births) through the 1990s (92) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shadoe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1987–1997 (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 Shadoe 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.