Shadey
Shadey is a 1985 British comedy film directed by Philip Saville and starring Antony Sher, Billie Whitelaw and Patrick Macnee. The screenplay concerns a man with clairvoyant qualities who is recruited by British intelligence for a secret mission.
Meaning & Origin of Shadey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shadey is a 1985 British comedy film directed by Philip Saville and starring Antony Sher, Billie Whitelaw and Patrick Macnee. The screenplay concerns a man with clairvoyant qualities who is recruited by British intelligence for a secret mission.
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The Story of Shadey
Shadey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 6 Shadeys were born — ranking #11,780 that year. As of 2026, Shadey ranks #13,386 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 16 Shadeys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shadey
Shadey is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Shadey's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #11,780. Use the chart and map above to compare Shadey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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