Given name & surname
Shada
“resembling a pelican”
Shada is used as a given name and a surname. One Native American interpretation is “resembling a pelican.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “resembling a pelican.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shada through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 596
- 0 boys · 596 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 49 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 594 as a first name in 2020; 373 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shada’s family of names
Shada has a related form in Shadah. Shada has a related form in Shadda. Shada has a related form in Shaddah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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