Recorded 1998–2021 Girls' name Peak 2002 183 births

Shaeleigh — girls' name

183 babies named Shaeleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s1162010s492020s6

The verdict

183 girls have been named Shaeleigh since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.

183
total births
1998–2021
years on record
2000s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Shaeleigh was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

21 babies were named Shaeleigh in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaeleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Shaeleigh between 1998 and 2021, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaeleigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaeleigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shaeleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaeleigh 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 183 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.

Shaeleigh at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

183

Since 1998

24 years of records

Peak year

2002

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1998

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2021

Shaeleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1998

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2002)
21
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Shaeleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
116 births that decade — 63% of Shaeleigh's all-time total
1990s122000s1162010s492020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaeleigh?
183 babies have been named Shaeleigh since 1998. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2002 with 21 births.
When was Shaeleigh most popular?
Shaeleigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Shaeleigh been used?
Shaeleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 24 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Shaeleigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1998–2021 (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.