Shadow is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1993 and has grown less common since.
Shadow is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,091 for boy births in the United States (and #12,820 across all names), given to 15 babies. Shadow first appears in 1974 and peaked in 1993 (36 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,091 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | #15,007 | #6,420 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | #12,033 | #7,230 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | #8,458 | #5,398 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | #12,038 | #5,519 |
| 2020 | 24 | 24 | #10,156 | #6,236 |
| 2019 | 22 | 22 | #13,597 | #6,056 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | #12,318 | #8,059 |
| 2017 | 31 | 31 | #9,263 | #5,078 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | #12,716 | #10,557 |
| 2015 | 21 | 21 | #10,753 | #7,438 |
| 2014 | 20 | 20 | #16,211 | #6,258 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,191 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,884 |
| 2011 | 26 | 26 | #13,172 | #5,163 |
| 2010 | 14 | 14 | #14,718 | #10,572 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #13,491 | #9,716 |
| 2008 | 21 | 21 | #10,678 | #8,204 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #17,262 | #8,070 |
| 2006 | 24 | 24 | #14,882 | #5,268 |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | #9,359 | #8,962 |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 | #8,165 | #11,127 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | #10,307 | #8,496 |
| 2002 | 15 | 15 | #15,078 | #7,533 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #10,865 | #9,071 |
| 2000 | 30 | 30 | #7,961 | #4,534 |
| 1999 | 27 | 27 | #8,699 | #4,502 |
| 1998 | 38 | 38 | #5,548 | #3,822 |
| 1997 | 47 | — | #4,791 | #3,053 |
| 1996 | 40 | — | #5,250 | #3,381 |
| 1995 | 49 | — | #4,653 | #2,751 |
| 1994 | 54 | — | #4,354 | #2,550 |
| 1993 | 58 | — | #4,646 | #2,202 |
| 1992 | 48 | — | #4,657 | #2,733 |
| 1991 | 48 | — | #4,968 | #2,533 |
| 1990 | 49 | — | #5,019 | #2,363 |
| 1989 | 48 | — | #4,340 | #2,533 |
| 1988 | 30 | — | #5,020 | #3,874 |
| 1987 | 16 | — | #7,237 | #6,811 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #12,422 | — |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #8,888 | — |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #9,942 | — |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #9,482 | — |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #8,810 | — |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,904 | — |