How Many People Are Named Shade?
people named Shade are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 197,792 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,025 babies named Shade in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
88 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Shade, 49.3% were girls and 50.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Shade fell from 72.9% in the 1980s to 15.3% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shade alive today is about 27 years old, and 56% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shade first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1993, to 88 babies. In 2025, 17 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Shade has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #737, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #7,591. Among girls, its best rank was #1,857, in 1986.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,591 | #14,670 |
| Best rank | #737 (1880) | #1,857 (1986) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,140 in the 1990s | #3,010 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shade alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shade were born in New York than in any other state: about 118 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Shade was given about 6.7 times as often in New York.
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