Girls' name · since 1995
Shalayla
Shalayla has 28 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #41,954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
28 girls have been named Shalayla since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shalayla recorded 28 times among girls since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2009.
- #41,954 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalayla ranks #41,954 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #41,954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shalayla's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shalayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shalayla's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shalayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2009
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Shalayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (18 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Shalayla's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Shalayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 18 births (64% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shalayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1995–2009 (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 Shalayla 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.