Recorded 1996–2014 Girls' name Peak 2001 63 births

Shaeley — girls' name

63 babies named Shaeley in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s452010s5

The verdict

63 girls have been named Shaeley since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.

63
total births
1996–2014
years on record
2000s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Shaeley was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

9 babies were named Shaeley in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaeley

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Shaeley between 1996 and 2014, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaeley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaeley performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shaeley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaeley 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 63 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.

Shaeley at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

63

Since 1996

19 years of records

Peak year

2001

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1996

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2014

Shaeley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1996

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2001)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Shaeley by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 71% of Shaeley's all-time total
1990s132000s452010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaeley?
63 babies have been named Shaeley since 1996. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2001 with 9 births.
When was Shaeley most popular?
Shaeley was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Shaeley been used?
Shaeley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 19 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Shaeley?
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.

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, 1996–2014 (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.