Boys' name · since 1971
Shadrack
123 babies named Shadrack in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,076 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 123
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shadrack sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 123 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Shadrack recorded 123 times among boys since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2020.
- #16,076 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 123 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shadrack ranks #16,076 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,076 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 123
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shadrack's 123 recorded births place it above 64.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shadrack's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shadrack's full recorded timeline at 1995, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shadrack popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2020
- Peak year (1973)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Shadrack by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (31 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Shadrack's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Shadrack births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 31 births (25% of all-time use).
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- Shadrack's decade-level peak was the 2000s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shadrack: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1971–2020 (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 Shadrack 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.