Girls' name · since 1981
Shalay
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 112 babies named Shalay, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalay is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 112 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalay has been recorded 112 times among girls since 1981, 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 1981 to 2007.
- #25,911 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalay ranks #25,911 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalay's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shalay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shalay's full recorded timeline at 1994, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shalay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2007
- Peak year (1992)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Shalay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (59 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Shalay's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Shalay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 59 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Shalay's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2000s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shalay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1981–2007 (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 Shalay 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.