Girls' name · since 1967
Shaela
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 1,124 babies named Shaela, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,918 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,266 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,124
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaela currently ranks #10266 among girls' names in America, with 1,124 babies recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaela has been recorded 1,124 times among girls since 1967, currently ranked #10266 nationally and more common than 41% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #6,918 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,266 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,124 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaela ranks #6,918 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,266 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,124 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,918 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,266 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,124
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaela's 1,124 recorded births place it above 90.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shaela compares
1,124 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shaela's all-time total is 199% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,124 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shaela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaela's full recorded timeline at 1997, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Shaela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (393 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Shaela's strongest decade.
393 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Shaela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s 155
1980s
155 births
- 1990s
1990s
393 births
- 2000s
2000s
364 births
- 2010s 120
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 393 births (35% of all-time use).
How Shaela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shaela's total volume
Shaela by state
Where Shaela concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 64 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Utah | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 0.4% |
64 of 1,124 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Shaela's data
- Shaela's decade-level peak was the 1990s (393 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shaelas (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
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, 1967–2025 (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 Shaela 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.