Shade
Shade was the #7,194 boys' name in the US in 2025 (11 babies).
Shade as a boy’s name
- US
- Canada
Show the numbers
| Year | US | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,194 (11) | — |
| 2024 | #5,443 (17) | — |
| 2023 | #5,075 (19) | — |
| 2022 | #6,147 (14) | — |
| 2021 | #4,936 (19) | — |
| 2020 | #5,980 (14) | — |
| 2019 | #4,951 (19) | — |
| 2018 | #4,739 (20) | — |
| 2017 | #4,746 (20) | — |
| 2016 | #6,053 (14) | — |
| 2015 | #4,407 (22) | — |
| 2014 | #6,632 (12) | — |
| 2013 | #4,804 (19) | — |
| 2012 | #3,894 (26) | — |
| 2011 | #4,983 (18) | — |
Shade as a girl’s name
- US
- England & Wales
- Canada
Show the numbers
| Year | US | England & Wales | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,208 (6) | — | — |
| 2024 | #15,293 (5) | — | — |
| 2020 | #13,453 (6) | — | — |
| 2019 | #15,539 (5) | — | — |
| 2018 | #15,682 (5) | — | — |
| 2015 | #16,419 (5) | — | — |
| 2013 | — | — | #3,286 (5) |
| 2012 | #16,869 (5) | — | — |
| 2011 | #11,181 (9) | — | #3,310 (5) |
| 2010 | #10,451 (10) | — | — |
| 2009 | #13,704 (7) | — | — |
| 2008 | #9,476 (12) | — | #2,806 (6) |
| 2007 | #10,818 (10) | #4,294 (4) | — |
| 2006 | #11,417 (9) | #4,157 (4) | — |
| 2005 | #6,245 (19) | — | — |
The tide so far
- Peaked in the US in 1880 at #682.
- Falling over the last five years.
- In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
- A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
- In 2025, 35% of US babies named Shade were girls.
How common is it?
about 1 in 170,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.
In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.
How common, country by country
| Where | Sex | Latest year | Share | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | Boys | 2025 | about 1 in 170,000 | rare |
| US | Girls | 2025 | about 1 in 250,000 | rare |
Next year
On its recent trend, Shade is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 150,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 94,000 to 1 in 240,000.
Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.
Spellings
Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.
| Spelling | Where | Sex | Latest rank | Babies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shade | Canada | Girls | — | too few |
| Shade | Canada | Boys | — | too few |
| Shade | England & Wales | Girls | — | too few |
| Shade | US | Girls | #13,208 | 6 |
| Shade | US | Boys | #7,194 | 11 |