Recorded 1993–2020 Girls' name Peak 2012 111 births

Shalayah — girls' name

111 babies named Shalayah in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s422010s532020s5

The verdict

111 girls have been named Shalayah since 1993, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.

111
total births
1993–2020
years on record
2010s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Shalayah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shalayah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shalayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Shalayah between 1993 and 2020, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shalayah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shalayah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shalayah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shalayah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 111 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shalayah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

111

Since 1993

28 years of records

Peak year

2012

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1993

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2020

Shalayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1993

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2012)
10
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 2020201620132009200320001993 5

Shalayah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
53 births that decade — 48% of Shalayah's all-time total
1990s112000s422010s532020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shalayah?
111 babies have been named Shalayah since 1993. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2012 with 10 births.
When was Shalayah most popular?
Shalayah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Shalayah been used?
Shalayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 28 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Shalayah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.