unisex name
Shaddai
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 553
Shaddai is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 62% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 53 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 67,664 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
Shaddai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 82 |
| 2010s | 132 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 221 |
How popular is Shaddai?
In 2025, Shaddai was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Shaddai is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Shaddai is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Shaddaï | Shaddaï is a rare spelling of Shaddai, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 70 times, mostly in France. | 70 |
Names that peaked alongside Shaddai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shaddai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shaddai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shaddai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shaddai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shaddai
How popular is the name Shaddai?
In 2025, Shaddai was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Shaddai a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaddai is used for both girls and boys. About 62% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Shaddai most popular?
Shaddai peaked in 2023, when 53 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Shaddai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shaddai currently ranks #2,459 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.