Recorded 1994–2019 Girls' name Peak 2007 171 births

Shailah — girls' name

171 babies named Shailah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

171 girls have been named Shailah since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

171
total births
1994–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Shailah was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

14 babies were named Shailah in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shailah

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Shailah between 1994 and 2019, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shailah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shailah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shailah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shailah 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 171 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.

Shailah at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

171

Since 1994

26 years of records

Peak year

2007

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1994

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2019

Shailah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1994

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2007)
14
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
46810121416 20192012200920062003200019971994 7

Shailah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
83 births that decade — 49% of Shailah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shailah?
171 babies have been named Shailah since 1994. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2007 with 14 births.
When was Shailah most popular?
Shailah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Shailah been used?
Shailah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 26 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Shailah?
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, 1994–2019 (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.