How Many People Are Named Shadow?
people named Shadow are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 315,882 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,104 babies named Shadow in Social Security records from 1974 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
58 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Shadow, 44.6% were girls and 55.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Shadow fell from 57.5% in the 1980s to 33.3% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shadow alive today is about 23 years old, and 61% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shadow first appears in the records in 1974 and was given most often in 1993, to 58 babies. In 2025, 15 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1974 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Shadow has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,197, in 1993. In 2025 it ranked #6,088. Among girls, its best rank was #4,334, in 1989.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,088 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,197 (1993) | #4,334 (1989) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,840 in the 1990s | #5,002 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shadow alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shadow were born in Texas than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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