Girls' name · since 1991
Shailene
256 babies named Shailene in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,395 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 256
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
256 girls have been named Shailene since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shailene recorded 256 times among girls since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2024.
- #17,395 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 256 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shailene ranks #17,395 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 256 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,395 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 256
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shailene's 256 recorded births place it above 75.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shailene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shailene's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shailene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Shailene by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (161 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Shailene's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Shailene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 161 births (63% of all-time use).
Shailene by state
Where Shailene concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 256 births nationwide.
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- Shailene's decade-level peak was the 2010s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shailenes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Shailene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
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, 1991–2024 (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 Shailene 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.