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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Shade

Used in both girl and boy records

Shade appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Shade by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDShade as a girl’s nameUS records 1976–2024
#7069girl rank1986peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDShade as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#4089boy rank1997peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Shade in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl198661 uses#183819861976–202035 listed years
Boy199733 uses#68218801880–202087 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.