Girls' name · since 1971
Shalayne
64 babies named Shalayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,190 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
64 girls have been named Shalayne since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shalayne recorded 64 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1992.
- #32,190 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 64 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalayne ranks #32,190 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #32,190 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shalayne's 64 recorded births place it above 55.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Shalayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shalayne's full recorded timeline at 1987, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shalayne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1992
- Peak year (1986)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Shalayne by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (41 births, 64% of the file).
1980s was Shalayne's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Shalayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 41 births (64% of all-time use).
Shalayne by state
Where Shalayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 5 | 7.8% |
5 of 64 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shalayne's data
- Shalayne's decade-level peak was the 1980s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Shalaynes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Shalayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1971–1992 (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 Shalayne 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.