Girls' name · since 1997
Shaely
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 145 babies named Shaely, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,151 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 145
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
145 girls have been named Shaely since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaely has been recorded 145 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2015.
- #23,151 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 145 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaely ranks #23,151 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 145 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,151 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 145
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaely's 145 recorded births place it above 67.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaely's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2015
- Peak year (2003)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Shaely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (96 births, 66% of the file).
2000s was Shaely's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Shaely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 96 births (66% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shaely's data
- Shaely's decade-level peak was the 2000s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1997–2015 (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 Shaely 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.