Shade is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1993 and has since faded.
Shade is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,595 among boys (11) and #14,675 among girls (6) — overall #11,755 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #14,675 | #7,595 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | #17,310 | #5,617 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,217 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,420 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,082 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 | #14,846 | #6,235 |
| 2019 | 24 | 24 | #17,600 | #5,123 |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | #17,744 | #4,894 |
| 2017 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,908 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,296 |
| 2015 | 27 | 27 | #18,701 | #4,525 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,988 |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,946 |
| 2012 | 31 | 31 | #19,113 | #3,988 |
| 2011 | 27 | 27 | #12,000 | #5,162 |
| 2010 | 31 | 31 | #11,123 | #4,650 |
| 2009 | 25 | 25 | #14,985 | #5,275 |
| 2008 | 38 | 38 | #9,980 | #4,016 |
| 2007 | 38 | 38 | #11,496 | #3,775 |
| 2006 | 33 | 33 | #12,261 | #4,081 |
| 2005 | 40 | 40 | #6,495 | #4,306 |
| 2004 | 23 | 23 | #12,558 | #5,444 |
| 2003 | 43 | 43 | #5,383 | #4,253 |
| 2002 | 38 | 38 | #5,640 | #4,670 |
| 2001 | 50 | 50 | #4,016 | #4,437 |
| 2000 | 56 | 56 | #3,717 | #3,892 |
| 1999 | 57 | 57 | #4,062 | #3,018 |
| 1998 | 58 | 58 | #3,628 | #3,172 |
| 1997 | 72 | — | #3,093 | #2,495 |
| 1996 | 65 | — | #2,949 | #3,091 |
| 1995 | 61 | — | #3,206 | #2,909 |
| 1994 | 73 | — | #2,576 | #3,015 |
| 1993 | 88 | — | #2,238 | #2,569 |
| 1992 | 53 | — | #3,131 | #3,891 |
| 1991 | 51 | — | #2,835 | #5,859 |
| 1990 | 46 | — | #3,212 | #4,937 |
| 1989 | 59 | — | #2,601 | #3,779 |
| 1988 | 55 | — | #2,581 | #3,873 |
| 1987 | 49 | — | #2,517 | #5,378 |
| 1986 | 68 | — | #1,858 | #5,832 |
| 1985 | 39 | — | #2,847 | #6,404 |
| 1983 | 20 | — | #11,674 | #3,049 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | — | #4,529 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #7,106 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | — | #6,120 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #11,549 | #4,785 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | — | #4,111 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | — | #5,030 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #8,992 | #5,488 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | — | #4,247 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | — | #4,369 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | — | #4,643 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | — | #4,451 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,969 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | — | #3,974 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | — | #3,064 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | — | #3,069 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | — | #4,124 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | — | #3,283 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #3,973 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | — | #3,515 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | — | #3,447 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | — | #3,869 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,910 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | — | #2,835 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | — | #3,479 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | — | #4,078 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #4,215 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | — | #2,846 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | — | #2,762 |
| 1928 | 15 | — | — | #2,143 |
| 1925 | 9 | — | — | #3,119 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,812 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | — | #3,768 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | — | #3,816 |
| 1921 | 16 | — | — | #2,138 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | — | #4,877 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | — | #2,840 |
| 1918 | 13 | — | — | #2,379 |
| 1917 | 14 | — | — | #2,177 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | — | #3,460 |
| 1915 | 12 | — | — | #2,284 |
| 1914 | 10 | — | — | #2,248 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | — | #1,560 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | — | #1,321 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | — | #943 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | — | #946 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #1,138 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #904 |
| 1885 | 7 | — | — | #825 |
| 1882 | 7 | — | — | #826 |
| 1880 | 8 | — | — | #737 |