Girls' name · since 1985
Shardai
Shardai has 293 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,120 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 293
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shardai is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 293 have been recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shardai has been recorded 293 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2006.
- #16,120 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 293 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shardai ranks #16,120 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 293 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,120 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 293
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shardai's 293 recorded births place it above 77.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shardai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shardai splits its recorded history at 1995: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shardai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2006
- Peak year (1985)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Shardai by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (136 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Shardai's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Shardai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 136 births (46% of all-time use).
Shardai by state
Where Shardai concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.7% |
11 of 293 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Shardai's decade-level peak was the 1990s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shardais (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Shardai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1985–2006 (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 Shardai 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.