Shady is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #13871 in 2016 with 5 recorded births. This places Shady in the bottom 2% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 1997 with 12 births ranking #5226. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 37.5%. In 2016, approximately 1 in every 379,442 boys born was named Shady. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.