Shadoe
A variation of the name Shadow, possibly from the English shade or shadow.
Name Census estimates that about 246 living Americans carry the first name Shadoe. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 73.3% of registrations being male. The average person named Shadoe today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Shadoe births was 1989 (55 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Shadoe. 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.
People living today
246
~ 1 in 1,393,310 Americans
Peak year
1989
55 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
1997 SSA rank
#9,084
Tracked since 1987
Gender
Gender distribution for Shadoe
Shadoe is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 255 total registrations, 187 (73.3%) were male and 68 (26.7%) were female.
Shadoe as a male name
- Ranked #9,084 in 1997
- 6 male births in 1997
- Peak: 1988 (43 births)
Shadoe as a female name
- Ranked #15,315 in 1995
- 5 female births in 1995
- Peak: 1990 (15 births)
Popularity
Shadoe: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Shadoe from the 1980s through to the 1990s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 134 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shadoe 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 Shadoe during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Shadoe
The name Shadoe is derived from the Old English word 'sceadu', which means 'shade' or 'shadow'. Its origins can be traced back to the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain, between the 5th and 11th centuries AD. The name was likely used to describe someone who lived in a shady or secluded area, or perhaps someone with a darker complexion.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Shadoe can be found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a historical record of events in Anglo-Saxon England. In the entry for the year 675 AD, a person named Shadoe is mentioned as a witness to a land grant made by King Wulfhere of Mercia.
In the medieval period, the name Shadoe appeared in various forms, such as Shadewe, Shadowe, and Shadoe. One notable bearer of the name was Shadoe of Winchester, a 12th-century scribe and illuminator who worked on several manuscripts, including the Winchester Bible.
During the Renaissance, the name Shadoe was occasionally used as a first name, although it was more common as a surname. One example is Shadoe Bramhall (1592-1663), an English churchman who served as the Archbishop of Armagh in Ireland.
In the 18th century, Shadoe Burgess (1735-1805) was a British naval officer and explorer who served in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War. He later wrote a memoir titled "Memoirs of the Life and Remarkable Exploits of Sir Shadoe Burgess".
Another notable bearer of the name was Shadoe Stevens (1779-1858), an American pioneer and frontiersman who played a significant role in the exploration and settlement of the American West. He is considered one of the earliest settlers in what would become the state of Oregon.
People
Shadoe + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Shadoe 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
Shadoe: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shadoe?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 246 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Shadoe 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 1,393,310 US residents.
Is Shadoe a common name?
We classify Shadoe as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 255 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Shadoe most popular?
The single biggest year for Shadoe was 1989, when 55 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Shadoe is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Shadoe a male name?
Yes, 73.3% of people registered as Shadoe in the SSA data are male. 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.
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.