NameTides

Shady

Shady peaked in the US in 1916 at #2,926, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

Shady as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Shady as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020
Shady as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2023#12,239 (5)——
2019#9,756 (7)#4,702 (3)—
2018——#2,740 (5)
2016#12,185 (5)——
2013—#3,822 (4)—
2010——#2,631 (5)
2009#8,985 (8)——
2008#11,037 (6)——
2007#10,921 (6)——
2006#9,585 (7)——
2005#6,226 (12)——
2004#6,520 (11)——
2003#8,643 (7)——
2002#7,055 (9)—#1,776 (6)
2001#6,013 (11)—#2,004 (5)

Shady as a girl’s name

  • US
  • Canada
Shady as a girl’s name, US, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020
Shady as a girl’s name, US, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSCanada
2012#16,869 (5)—
2009#17,294 (5)—
2008#17,504 (5)—
2003#13,844 (6)—
2002#15,432 (5)—
2001#8,758 (11)—
2000#11,801 (7)—
1999#7,716 (12)—
1998#10,122 (8)—
1997#9,017 (9)—
1996#8,132 (10)—
1995#7,041 (12)—
1994#8,804 (9)#2,277 (5)
1993#9,559 (8)—
1992#6,652 (13)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1916 at #2,926.
  • First recorded in the US in 1915.
  • In 2009, 39% of US babies named Shady were girls.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ShadyCanadaGirls—too few
ShadyCanadaBoys—too few
ShadyEngland & WalesBoys—too few
ShadyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ShadyUSGirls—too few
ShadyUSBoys—too few