How Many People Are Named Shada?
An estimated 574 people in the United States have the first name Shada. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Shada peaked in popularity in 1989 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shada as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shada paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
574
About 1 in 597,133 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1989
49 births
Total Registered
596
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shada
Shada is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 596 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shada as a female name
Ranked #16,125 in 2015
6 female births in 2015
Peak: 1989 (49 births)
Shada: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shada span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 211 babies were registered. Shada has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shada by Decade
How has Shada tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shada by State
Birth registrations for Shada span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Maryland. The lowest are in Virginia, South Carolina, California. On average, about 14 Shadas were registered per state.
Shada + Last Name Combinations
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Shada: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shada?
We estimate approximately 574 people named Shada are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 597,133 Americans share this first name.
Is Shada a common name?
Shada is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 596 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shada most popular?
Shada reached peak popularity in 1989, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shada is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shada a female name?
Shada is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shada Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shada Smith, Shada Johnson, Shada Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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