How Many People Are Named Shade?
An estimated 1,714 people in the United States have the first name Shade. It is used for both genders, with 57.0% male. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Shade peaked in popularity in 1993 with 88 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shade 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 Shade paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Shade is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,714
About 1 in 199,973 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
57.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1993
88 births
Total Registered
2,007
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shade
Shade is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (57.0%) and females (43.0%). Out of 2,007 total births registered, 1,144 were male and 863 were female.
Shade as a male name
Ranked #5,602 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (33 births)
Shade as a female name
Ranked #17,252 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (61 births)
Shade: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shade span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 624 babies were registered. Shade has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shade by Decade
How has Shade 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.
Shade by State
Birth registrations for Shade span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, California. The lowest are in Ohio, North Carolina, Maryland. On average, about 25 Shades were registered per state.
Shade + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shade as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shade: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shade?
We estimate approximately 1,714 people named Shade 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 199,973 Americans share this first name.
Is Shade a common name?
Shade is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,007 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shade most popular?
Shade reached peak popularity in 1993, when 88 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shade is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shade a male name?
Shade is predominantly male. 57.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shade Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shade Smith, Shade Johnson, Shade 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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