US rank #13379 Boys' name Peak 2015 36 births

Shael — #13379 US boys' name

36 babies named Shael in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s212020s10
#13379
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 6% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Shael was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shael in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shael

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Shael between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shael currently holds the #13379 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shael performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shael shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shael in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 36 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shael at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

36

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2015

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,379

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
456789 202420232015201320112009 5

Shael by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21 births that decade — 58% of Shael's all-time total
2000s52010s212020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shael?
36 babies have been named Shael since 2009. It currently ranks #13379 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 8 births.
When was Shael most popular?
Shael was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Shael been used?
Shael has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shael?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2009–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.