Is Shade a boy or girl name?
Shade is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 17 boys were named Shade, so 22.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 43% of the 2,007 US babies named Shade were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,602
- Girl rank, 2024
- #17,252
- Babies named Shade since 1880
- 2,007
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 88 babies
Boys and girls named Shade, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 45 | 11 | 19.6% |
| 1980s | 84 | 226 | 72.9% |
| 1990s | 224 | 400 | 64.1% |
| 2000s | 208 | 176 | 45.8% |
| 2010s | 191 | 39 | 17% |
| 2020s | 82 | 11 | 11.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | #5,602 | 5 | #17,252 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,418 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,417 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 19 | #5,080 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 14 | #6,231 | 6 | #14,841 |
| 2019 | 19 | #5,123 | 5 | #17,588 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,892 | 5 | #17,739 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,906 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,295 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,522 | 5 | #18,699 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,985 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,944 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,988 | 5 | #19,107 |
| 2011 | 18 | #5,162 | 9 | #12,000 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,650 | 10 | #11,121 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,275 | 7 | #14,985 |
| 2008 | 26 | #4,016 | 12 | #9,981 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,775 | 10 | #11,495 |
| 2006 | 24 | #4,080 | 9 | #12,261 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,306 | 19 | #6,494 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,444 | 8 | #12,558 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,253 | 23 | #5,381 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,670 | 21 | #5,640 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,437 | 32 | #4,016 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,892 | 35 | #3,717 |
| 1999 | 28 | #3,018 | 29 | #4,061 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,172 | 33 | #3,628 |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,495 | 39 | #3,093 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,091 | 41 | #2,949 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,909 | 36 | #3,206 |
| 1994 | 24 | #3,015 | 49 | #2,576 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,569 | 59 | #2,238 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,891 | 37 | #3,131 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,858 | 42 | #2,835 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,937 | 35 | #3,212 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,779 | 44 | #2,601 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,874 | 42 | #2,581 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,378 | 41 | #2,516 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,832 | 61 | #1,858 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,404 | 33 | #2,847 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 15 | #3,050 | 5 | #11,673 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,529 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,106 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,120 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,785 | 5 | #11,549 |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,110 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #5,030 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,488 | 6 | #8,992 |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,244 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,367 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,644 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,452 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,967 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,974 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #3,066 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 8 | #3,069 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,124 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,283 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,973 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,516 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,447 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,869 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,910 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,835 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,479 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,077 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,213 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,846 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,762 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,143 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,119 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,812 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,768 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,816 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,139 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,877 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,840 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,379 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,177 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,460 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,284 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,248 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 7 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 8 | #737 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shade reached #737 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #1,858 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shade
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.