Girls' name · since 1990
Shailee
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 500 babies named Shailee, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 500
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shailee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 500 recorded since 1990.
Shailee has 500 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2023.
- #11,866 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 500 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shailee ranks #11,866 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 500 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 500
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shailee's 500 recorded births place it above 83.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Shailee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shailee's SSA record in two at 2006 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 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shailee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2023
- Peak year (2000)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Shailee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (187 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Shailee's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Shailee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
158 births
- 2000s
2000s
187 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 187 births (37% of all-time use).
How Shailee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shailee's total volume
Shailee by state
Where Shailee concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 20 | 4.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
20 of 500 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shailee's data
- Shailee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (187 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Shailees (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shailee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1990–2023 (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 Shailee 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.