girls:
251 births since 1989
#5465 (4th percentile)
boys:
98 births since 2000
#4488 (2nd percentile)
overall:
349 births since 1989
#7390 (4th percentile)
The name Shaddai is the #7,390 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 349 recorded births since 1989. This represents the 4.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 4.5% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,465 (4.4% percentile) for all time with 251 births since 1989. For boys, it ranks #4,488 (2.1% percentile) for all time with 98 births since 2000.
Shaddai first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1989 (1989 for girls and 2000 for boys). Birth data for Shaddai is available in 25 out of the 35 years between 1989 and 2023 (24 years for girls and 12 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Shaddai has been given predominantly to girls, with 71.9% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 67.3% of babies named Shaddai were girls.
For girls, Shaddai reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 3.2% percentile (ranked #917) with 20 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 20 births per million (ranked 3.2% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2015, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Shaddai is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #917 (3.2% percentile) with 20 births per million.
For boys, Shaddai reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 1.3% percentile (ranked #899) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2017, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Shaddai is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #899 (1.3% percentile) with 9 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Shaddai".
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Our model has identified 6 different pronunciations for the name Shaddai. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 39.5% confident that Shaddai is pronounced as sha-DAI, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is shuh-DAI, at 23.7% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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