Boys' name · since 1916
Shadrach
785 babies named Shadrach in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,972 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,741 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 785
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
785 babies have been named Shadrach since 1916, making it today's #7741 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shadrach has been recorded 785 times among boys since 1916, currently ranked #7741 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. 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 2025.
- #5,972 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,741 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 785 born since 1916
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shadrach ranks #5,972 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,741 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 785 born since 1916, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,972 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,741 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 785
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shadrach's 785 recorded births place it above 86.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Shadrach compares
785 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shadrach's all-time total is 113% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shadrach | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 785 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shadrach's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shadrach's full recorded timeline at 1996, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shadrach popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Shadrach by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (197 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Shadrach's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Shadrach births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
81 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
144 births
- 2000s
2000s
197 births
- 2010s
2010s
165 births
- 2020s 74
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 197 births (25% of all-time use).
How Shadrach compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shadrach's total volume
Shadrach by state
Where Shadrach concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
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What to do with Shadrach's data
- Shadrach's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (197 total births) through the 2020s (74) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shadrachs (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shadrach: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Shadrach 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.