Girls' name · since 1971
Shalah
Shalah has 138 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 138
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
138 girls have been named Shalah since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalah has been recorded 138 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2004.
- #23,671 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 138 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalah ranks #23,671 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 138 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 138
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalah's 138 recorded births place it above 67.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shalah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shalah's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shalah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2004
- Peak year (1989)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Shalah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (65 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Shalah's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shalah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 65 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shalah's data
- Shalah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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 Shalah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
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, 1971–2004 (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 Shalah 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.