Unisex name · since 1974
Shadon
Shadon has 44 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
44 girls have been named Shadon since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shadon recorded 44 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1974 to 1994.
- #36,543 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shadon ranks #36,543 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #36,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shadon's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shadon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shadon's full recorded timeline at 1986, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shadon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1994
- Peak year (1986)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Shadon popularity over time - boys
33 total births recorded since 1995 (Shadon as boys' name)
Shadon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (20 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Shadon's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Shadon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 20 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shadon's data
- Shadon's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 1990s (12) -- 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 Shadon: 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 (~20 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, 1974–1994 (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 Shadon 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.