Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Shaddai

Gender Unisex · 72% girls Rank 2025 #4,651 Trend ↑ Rising 195%
Rank 2025
#4,651
among girls · ↓771 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
49
named Shaddai · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 53,576
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
53 babies
All-time total
447
#15,376 all-time among girls
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Shaddai popularity over time

447 babies have been named Shaddai since 1989, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1980s 6 – 6 1 – #12,046
1990s 6 – 6 1 0% #12,801
2000s 63 19 82 8 +1267% #8,462
2010s 101 31 132 13 +61% #7,709
2020s (to 2025) 144 77 221 37 +179% #3,880

Where Shaddai is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 36 0.02 outside top 500
2027 41 0.03 outside top 500
2028 46 0.03 outside top 500
2029 51 0.03 outside top 500
2030 56 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Shaddai

Shaddai is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,651 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 447 American babies have been named Shaddai, about 72% girls and 28% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 53 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Shaddai stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Shaddai?

The median living Shaddai is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 14. An estimated 400 people named Shaddai are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Shaddai year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 30 #4,651 19 #5,168
2024 39 #3,880 9 #8,873
2023 35 #4,179 18 #5,424
2022 21 #5,955 13 #6,768
2021 8 #12,037 5 #13,772
2020 11 #9,446 13 #6,566
2019 10 #10,362 5 #13,814
2018 15 #7,709 7 #10,565
2017 15 #7,786 – –
2016 11 #10,002 5 #13,872
2015 9 #11,698 7 #10,445
2014 8 #12,894 – –
2013 7 #14,367 – –
2012 6 #16,533 – –
2011 10 #11,067 – –
2010 10 #11,122 7 #10,570
2009 13 #9,311 – –
2008 15 #8,462 5 #14,275
2007 7 #15,214 6 #12,117
2006 6 #16,778 – –
2005 5 #18,692 – –
2004 7 #13,945 – –
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2002 5 #17,640 – –
2001 5 #17,479 – –
2000 – – 8 #8,087
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Shaddai, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Shaddai?

The median living Shaddai is about 6 years old. Half of all living Shaddais are between 2 and 14 years old.

How many people named Shaddai are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Shaddai are alive in the United States, based on 447 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Shaddai in 2025?

Shaddai ranked #4,651 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Shaddai?

447 babies have been named Shaddai in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Shaddai most popular?

Shaddai peaked in 2023, when 53 newborns received the name.

Is Shaddai a boy or girl name?

Shaddai is used for both: about 72% of babies named Shaddai have been girls and 28% boys.

Is the name Shaddai rising or falling?

Shaddai is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Shaddai become more popular?

Shaddai is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 56 girls named Shaddai in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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