Shadrick
Masculine · “a form of Shadrach”
Shadrick is Shadrach written with the -ick of Roderick and Frederick, an old biblical name given an English ending. It is two syllables, firm and distinctive.
How old is the name Shadrick?
Shadrick first appears in US birth records in 1933 — 92 years ago. The typical Shadrick alive today was born around 1981, making them about 44 years old. About 500 people named Shadrick are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Shadrick most popular?
Shadrick peaked in 1973, reaching #1612 nationally. See the whole 1973 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Shadrach to Shadrick
The story of Shadrick
In the book of Daniel, Shadrach and his companions refuse to bow to a golden statue and are thrown into a furnace, from which they walk out unharmed, a story that made the name familiar in American churches and spirituals. Families spelled it as they heard it, and Shadrick gives it the -ick ending of familiar English names. The record says nothing more about who first chose it.
Meaningscholars disagree
a form of Shadrach, a Babylonian name from Daniel
Shadrach is the Babylonian name given to Hananiah in the book of Daniel; its meaning in Babylonian is uncertain. Shadrick is an English-looking spelling of it.
How the name formed
- Shadrach
- Shadrick
Related forms: Shadrach
Pronouncing Shadrick
SHAD-rik
Two syllables, stressed on the first.
Nicknames for Shadrick
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1933
- Most boys named
- 197631 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1612reached in 1973
- Change vs 2017
- +16.7%7 in 2021, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shadrick in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Shadrach in English — spelling variant
Shadricks among us
people named Shadrick are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Shadrick sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It carries a vivid biblical story.
- Shad is a ready short form.
- People will write Shadrach or Chadrick.
- Its biblical source may matter, one way or the other, to the family.
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Frequently asked
- How many Shadricks are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Shadrick are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Shadrick in 2025?
- Shadrick is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Shadrick with classmates?
- Shadrick will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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