Shady is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1994 and has since faded.
Shady is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Shady was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1994 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,859 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,629 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,874 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #19,114 | — |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #19,729 | #9,717 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | #19,991 | #12,310 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,118 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,480 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,559 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,902 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #15,429 | #9,438 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | #17,642 | #7,534 |
| 2001 | 22 | 22 | #9,255 | #6,368 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | #12,903 | #7,302 |
| 1999 | 23 | 23 | #8,137 | #5,978 |
| 1998 | 18 | 18 | #10,955 | #6,223 |
| 1997 | 21 | — | #9,659 | #5,226 |
| 1996 | 18 | — | #8,702 | #7,010 |
| 1995 | 21 | — | #7,434 | #6,327 |
| 1994 | 27 | — | #9,464 | #3,725 |
| 1993 | 17 | — | #10,382 | #6,143 |
| 1992 | 24 | — | #6,975 | #5,183 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #12,804 | #6,424 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #14,801 | #5,735 |
| 1989 | 20 | — | #14,085 | #3,780 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | — | #4,728 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | — | #4,897 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | — | #6,595 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | — | #4,007 |
| 1984 | 18 | — | #7,295 | #4,493 |
| 1983 | 13 | — | #9,996 | #5,389 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #8,063 | #7,194 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #11,788 | #6,127 |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #6,236 | — |
| 1979 | 21 | — | #6,593 | #3,773 |
| 1978 | 12 | — | #9,483 | #5,657 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | — | #5,491 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #4,358 | — |
| 1920 | 5 | — | — | #4,878 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | — | #3,142 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | — | #3,769 |