Girls' name · since 1998
Shaeleigh
Shaeleigh has 183 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,754 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaeleigh sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 183 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Shaeleigh recorded 183 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2021.
- #20,754 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 183 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaeleigh ranks #20,754 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 183 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,754 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaeleigh's 183 recorded births place it above 71.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaeleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaeleigh's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaeleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2021
- Peak year (2002)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Shaeleigh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (116 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Shaeleigh's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Shaeleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
116 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 116 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Shaeleigh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaeleigh: 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, 1998–2021 (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 Shaeleigh 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.