Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Shadow

Gender

Male

Origin

English

Pronunciation

sh(a)-dow

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1993 (rank #2160, 36 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5861, 15 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #4235, 24 births); most recent 2024 (rank #13427, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202515–
2024146
2023128
20221813
2021178
20201410
2019157
2018108
20171912
201678

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data