Recorded 1990–2023 Girls' name Peak 2000 500 births

Shailee — girls' name

500 babies named Shailee in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1582000s1872010s1332020s22
2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Shailee was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

30 babies were named Shailee in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shailee

The Social Security Administration has registered 500 babies named Shailee between 1990 and 2023, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shailee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shailee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 187 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shailee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Shailee in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shailee 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 500 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.

Shailee at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

500

Since 1990

34 years of records

Peak year

2000

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1990

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2023

Shailee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1990

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
30
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
010203040 20232017201220072002199719921990 7

Shailee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
187 births that decade — 37% of Shailee's all-time total
1990s1582000s1872010s1332020s22

Shailee by state

Where Shailee concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shailee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
20 4.0%
#2 California
5 1.0%
Utah share of Shailee's total US births 4.0%
Even split

20 of 500 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shailee?
500 babies have been named Shailee since 1990. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 30 births.
When was Shailee most popular?
Shailee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 187 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Shailee most popular?
The top states for the name Shailee are Utah (20 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Shailee been used?
Shailee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 34 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Shailee?
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, 1990–2023 (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.