Shady
Masculine
Shady is given to both — 328 boys and 202 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Shady entered the US charts in 1915, peaked at #2926 in 1916, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Shady?
Shady first appears in US birth records in 1915 — 110 years ago. The typical Shady alive today was born around 1994, making them about 31 years old. About 300 people named Shady are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Shady most popular?
Shady peaked in 1916, reaching #2926 nationally. See the whole 1916 chart.
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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
- 1915
- Most boys named
- 199418 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2926reached in 1916
- Change vs 2019
- −28.6%5 in 2023, from 7
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.
Shadys among us
people named Shady are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Shady 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
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Shady
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Frequently asked
- How many Shadys are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Shady are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Shady in 2025?
- Shady is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Shady with classmates?
- Shady will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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