Shadae
African American feminine name of American origin meaning "shady tree".
Name Census estimates that about 865 living Americans carry the first name Shadae. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Shadae today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Shadae births was 1992 (59 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Shadae. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Shadae with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
865
~ 1 in 396,248 Americans
Peak year
1992
59 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2018 SSA rank
#13,590
Tracked since 1985
Census
Shadae in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 869 people with the first name Shadae, which placed it at #13,773 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,773
National first-name rank
People counted
869
869 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
79.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shadae
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shadae is Black at 79.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.4%) and Two or More Races (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Shadae described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Shadae at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American79.1% · 687
- Hispanic or Latino9.4% · 82
- Two or more races7.0% · 61
- White3.2% · 28
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 4
Popularity
Shadae: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Shadae from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 377 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shadae by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Shadae during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Shadaes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. New York, California, Illinois recorded the most babies named Shadae, while Georgia, New Jersey, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 47 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Shadae
The name Shadae has its roots in the ancient Aramaic language, which was widely spoken in the Middle East during the first millennium BC. It is derived from the Aramaic word "shadeh," which means "field" or "open space." This connection to nature and the earth suggests that the name may have been associated with agricultural or pastoral communities in the region.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Shadae can be found in the Babylonian Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism compiled between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD. In this text, Shadae is mentioned as the name of a minor figure, though little is known about their specific identity or role.
During the Middle Ages, the name Shadae gained some popularity among Jewish communities in the Middle East and Europe. One notable figure bearing this name was Shadae ben Isaac, a 12th-century rabbi and scholar from Provence, France, who made significant contributions to the study of Jewish law and philosophy.
In the 16th century, there is a record of a Shadae ibn Abdelqadir, a Moroccan merchant and traveler who journeyed extensively throughout the Mediterranean region and documented his experiences in a travelogue that remains an important historical source.
As the centuries passed, the name Shadae continued to be used, albeit infrequently, in various parts of the world. In the 19th century, Shadae al-Kaabi was a prominent tribal leader and poet in what is now modern-day Iraq, renowned for her eloquence and influence in the region.
Another notable figure with the name Shadae was Shadae Tawfiq, an Egyptian feminist and political activist who played a significant role in the women's rights movement in the early 20th century, advocating for greater educational and professional opportunities for women in her country.
While the name Shadae has remained relatively uncommon throughout history, it has persisted across various cultures and regions, carrying with it a connection to the natural world and a sense of earthiness and simplicity.
People
Shadae + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Shadae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Shadae: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shadae?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 865 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Shadae going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 396,248 US residents.
Is Shadae a common name?
We classify Shadae as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 892 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Shadae most popular?
The single biggest year for Shadae was 1992, when 59 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Shadae is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Shadae in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 869 people with the name Shadae, or 0.29 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,773 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Shadae in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Shadae?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Shadae appears almost entirely female. Of the 862 people counted with this name, 99.4% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Shadae?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shadae is Black at 79.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.4%) and Two or More Races (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Shadae most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Shadae in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.1% (687 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Shadae in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Shadae a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Shadae in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Shadae still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Shadae in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Shadae can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Shadae?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.