Shade Boy
How popular is Shade?
#7,190 boy name in 2025
11 baby boys were named Shade in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
1,735living people named Shade (est.)
29median age of people named Shade
2,025babies named Shade since 1880
1 in 195,020US babies born in 2025
Shade popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,190 for boys (▼ 1751 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 11 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-50% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,405 in 2015, #5,976 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1997 (33 boys) |
| Highest rank | #682 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 86% boys, 14% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Shade counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Shade family of names ranked #3,659 for boys in 2025 (#3,998 the year before), with 20 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shade | 11 | 55% |
| Shad | 9 | 45% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Shade by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | #682 |
| 1890s | 18 | #840 |
| 1900s | 6 | #1,199 |
| 1910s | 72 | #1,420 |
| 1920s | 66 | #2,048 |
| 1930s | 48 | #2,607 |
| 1940s | 28 | #2,995 |
| 1950s | 13 | #2,873 |
| 1960s | 31 | #2,899 |
| 1970s | 45 | #3,855 |
| 1980s | 84 | #2,911 |
| 1990s | 224 | #2,445 |
| 2000s | 208 | #3,685 |
| 2010s | 191 | #3,892 |
| 2020s | 94 | #4,932 |
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Questions
- Is Shade a boy or girl name?
- Shade is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 86% of babies named Shade were boys.
- How popular is the name Shade?
- 11 baby boys were named Shade in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Shade most popular?
- Shade peaked in 1997, when 33 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #682 in 1880.
- How many people are named Shade?
- 2,025 babies have been named Shade in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,735 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.