Shadrick
Of English origin, potentially a blend of "shade" and "rick".
Name Census estimates that about 509 living Americans carry the first name Shadrick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Shadrick today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Shadrick births was 1976 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Shadrick. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
509
~ 1 in 673,388 Americans
Peak year
1976
31 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
2021 SSA rank
#10,595
Tracked since 1933
Census
Shadrick in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 463 people with the first name Shadrick, which placed it at #21,790 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#21,790
National first-name rank
People counted
463
463 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
62.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shadrick
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shadrick is Black at 62.0%. The next largest groups are White (32.0%) and Two or More Races (3.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Shadrick described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Shadrick at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American62.0% · 287
- White32.0% · 148
- Two or more races3.5% · 16
- Hispanic or Latino1.5% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2
Popularity
Shadrick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Shadrick from the 1930s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 217 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shadrick by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Shadrick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Shadricks live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, Georgia, Mississippi recorded the most babies named Shadrick, while Mississippi, Georgia, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 7 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Shadrick
The given name Shadrick has its origins in the ancient Hebrew language. It is a variant spelling of the biblical name Shadrach, which was derived from the Akkadian name Shudur-Aku, meaning "command of Aku" or "the command of the moon-god". Aku was a prominent Mesopotamian deity associated with the moon and wisdom.
The name Shadrach first appeared in the Book of Daniel, an important text in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. It was the name given to one of the three young Hebrew men who refused to worship the golden idol erected by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. As punishment, they were thrown into a fiery furnace, but miraculously survived unharmed, leading to the conversion of Nebuchadnezzar to their faith.
The earliest recorded use of the variant spelling Shadrick dates back to the 16th century in England. One of the first known individuals with this name was Shadrick Kempson, an English clergyman and academic who lived from around 1539 to 1609. He served as the Master of St. John's College, Cambridge, and was renowned for his scholarship in the field of theology.
Another notable figure with the name Shadrick was Shadrick Haworth (1701-1781), an English Baptist minister and theologian who played a significant role in the development of the Baptist movement in the 18th century. He was a prominent figure in the General Baptist Assembly and authored several influential works on Baptist doctrines and practices.
In the realm of literature, the name Shadrick appears in the works of Charles Dickens. In his novel "The Old Curiosity Shop," published in 1841, one of the characters is named Shadrick, a servant in the household of the villainous Quilp. This literary reference helped to popularize the name in the 19th century.
Another notable figure was Shadrick Jones (1822-1909), an American businessman and philanthropist from Virginia. He made his fortune in the tobacco industry and became a prominent figure in the city of Richmond, where he donated generously to various charitable causes and educational institutions.
Lastly, Shadrick Walton (1835-1899) was a British soldier and explorer who served in the Zulu War and the Second Boer War. He was known for his adventurous spirit and his contributions to the exploration and mapping of southern Africa in the late 19th century.
People
Shadrick + last name combinations
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Other names starting with S
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FAQ
Shadrick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shadrick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 509 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Shadrick going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 673,388 US residents.
Is Shadrick a common name?
We classify Shadrick as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 540 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Shadrick most popular?
The single biggest year for Shadrick was 1976, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Shadrick is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Shadrick in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 463 people with the name Shadrick, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #21,790 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Shadrick in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Shadrick?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Shadrick appears almost entirely male. Of the 468 people counted with this name, 99.8% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Shadrick?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shadrick is Black at 62.0%. The next largest groups are White (32.0%) and Two or More Races (3.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Shadrick most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Shadrick in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.0% (287 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Shadrick in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Shadrick a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Shadrick in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Shadrick still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Shadrick in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Shadrick can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Shadrick as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Shadrick on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.