Girls' name · since 1969
Shalana
574 babies named Shalana in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,844 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 574
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shalana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 574 recorded since 1969.
Shalana has 574 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2008.
- #10,844 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 574 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalana ranks #10,844 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 574 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,844 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 574
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shalana's 574 recorded births place it above 85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shalana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shalana's full recorded timeline at 1986, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shalana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2008
- Peak year (1985)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Shalana by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (270 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Shalana's strongest decade.
270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shalana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
147 births
- 1980s
1980s
270 births
- 1990s
1990s
120 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 270 births (47% of all-time use).
How Shalana 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 Shalana's total volume
Shalana by state
Where Shalana concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.9% |
6 of 574 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Shalana's data
- Shalana's decade-level peak was the 1980s (270 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shalanas (6 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 Shalana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1969–2008 (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 Shalana 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.