Shaden

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 12 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Shaden by the numbers

Shaden was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 25 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Shaden

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shaden. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Shadeshadow; shade; darkness20 in the US (2017)
  • Shaanpride, majesty37 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Shahedwitness or observer8 in the US (2017)
  • Shamelcomprehensive; all-inclusive8 in the US (2017)
  • Shanonwise; a form of Shannon
  • Shadow30 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Shaden

Names that are said the same way as Shaden, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

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