Boys' name · since 1898
Schley
Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Schley, peaking in 1898. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,564 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1898
- 1890s
- peak decade
Schley is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1898.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Schley has been recorded 10 times among boys since 1898, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1890s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1898.
- #35,564 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1898
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Schley ranks #35,564 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1898, peaking in the 1890s.
- #35,564 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1898
- 1890s
- peak decade
Schley's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Schley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1898
- Peak year (1898)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Schley by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1890s was Schley's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Schley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Schley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1898–1898 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Schley draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.