Given name
Shaddai
“my destroyer”·“my protective spirit”·“my rainmaker”
Shaddai is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewשדי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Shaddai means “my destroyer,” “my protective spirit” or “my rainmaker.”
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Where it comes from
Shaddai is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb shadah (שדה), “to moisten.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Shaddai appears in Genesis 17:1.
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Shaddai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 447
- 127 boys · 320 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 49
- #4,651 for girls · #5,168 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +114%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,651 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 114.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 19 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 315 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shaddai’s family of names
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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