Shade

Given to 2,025 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#13208

recorded as girls

2,085 since 2024

#7194

recorded as boys

1,751 since 2024

Babies in 2025

girls 6 · boys 11

Peak year

1880

8 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

2,025

since 1880

Born a Shade? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Shade was most popular in 1880, when 8 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.07 per 1,000). In 2025, 11 babies were named Shade, ranking #7194 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	6	13208	11	7194
2024	5	15293	17	5443
2023	<5	—	19	5075
2022	<5	—	14	6147
2021	<5	—	19	4936
2020	6	13453	14	5980
2019	5	15539	19	4951
2018	5	15682	20	4739
2017	<5	—	20	4746
2016	<5	—	14	6053
2015	5	16419	22	4407
2014	<5	—	12	6632
2013	<5	—	19	4804
2012	5	16869	26	3894
2011	9	11181	18	4983
2010	10	10451	21	4517
2009	7	13704	18	5102
2008	12	9476	26	3921
2007	10	10818	28	3687
2006	9	11417	24	4001
2005	19	6245	21	4198
2004	8	11624	15	5246
2003	23	5235	20	4114
2002	21	5444	17	4502
2001	32	3940	18	4302
2000	35	3664	21	3764
1999	29	3970	28	2939
1998	33	3573	25	3092
1997	39	3036	33	2449
1996	41	2901	24	3021
1995	36	3152	25	2847
1994	49	2541	24	2951
1993	59	2217	29	2509
1992	37	3091	16	3748
1991	42	2790	9	5521
1990	35	3156	11	4673
1989	44	2572	15	3618
1988	42	2539	13	3705
1987	41	2493	8	4968
1986	61	1838	7	5332
1985	33	2804	6	5785
1984	<5	—	<5	—
1983	5	10275	15	2912
1982	<5	—	9	4234
1981	<5	—	5	6262
1980	<5	—	6	5525
1979	5	10210	8	4403
1978	<5	—	9	3857
1977	<5	—	7	4582
1976	6	8156	6	4935
1975	<5	—	8	3941
1974	<5	—	<5	—
1973	<5	—	<5	—
1972	<5	—	7	3963
1971	<5	—	<5	—
1970	<5	—	<5	—
1969	<5	—	<5	—
1968	<5	—	5	4136
1967	<5	—	5	3966
1966	<5	—	<5	—
1965	<5	—	<5	—
1964	<5	—	6	3601
1963	<5	—	<5	—
1962	<5	—	6	3640
1961	<5	—	9	2900
1960	<5	—	<5	—
1959	<5	—	<5	—
1958	<5	—	<5	—
1957	<5	—	<5	—
1956	<5	—	<5	—
1955	<5	—	<5	—
1954	<5	—	<5	—
1953	<5	—	<5	—
1952	<5	—	8	2875
1951	<5	—	<5	—
1950	<5	—	5	3681
1949	<5	—	<5	—
1948	<5	—	<5	—
1947	<5	—	<5	—
1946	<5	—	<5	—
1945	<5	—	6	2996
1944	<5	—	<5	—
1943	<5	—	5	3538
1942	<5	—	6	3212
1941	<5	—	6	3133
1940	<5	—	5	3459
1939	<5	—	5	3480
1938	<5	—	8	2646
1937	<5	—	6	3175
1936	<5	—	<5	—
1935	<5	—	5	3645
1934	<5	—	<5	—
1933	<5	—	<5	—
1932	<5	—	5	3776
1931	<5	—	9	2651
1930	<5	—	10	2609
1929	<5	—	<5	—
1928	<5	—	15	2048
1927	<5	—	<5	—
1926	<5	—	<5	—
1925	<5	—	9	2936
1924	<5	—	7	3505
1923	<5	—	7	3467
1922	<5	—	7	3532
1921	<5	—	16	2059
1920	<5	—	5	4286
1919	<5	—	10	2665
1918	<5	—	13	2260
1917	<5	—	14	2091
1916	<5	—	7	3177
1915	<5	—	12	2184
1914	<5	—	10	2101
1913	<5	—	<5	—
1912	<5	—	<5	—
1911	<5	—	<5	—
1910	<5	—	6	1421
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	6	1200
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	7	861
1891	<5	—	6	841
1890	<5	—	5	994
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	6	819
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	7	765
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	7	754
1881	<5	—	<5	—
1880	<5	—	8	682