Shade
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning shadow; shade; darkness.
Babies a year
20
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Shade by the numbers
Shade was given to 20 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 61 babies in 1986, making it a 1980s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shade. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Shae26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shaden12 in the US (2017)
- Shaanpride, majesty37 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shayagift from god; a form of Shaya or Isaiah13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shakastrong one; historically a Zulu king11 in the US (2017)
- Shainegod is gracious; variant of Shane9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Shade
Names that are said the same way as Shade, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Shade, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Shade
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