Girls' name · since 1979
Shaleah
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 504 babies named Shaleah, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 504
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaleah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 504 have been recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Shaleah recorded 504 times among girls since 1979, 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 1979 to 2020.
- #11,814 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 504 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaleah ranks #11,814 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 504 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 504
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaleah's 504 recorded births place it above 83.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaleah's full recorded timeline at 1999, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2020
- Peak year (2005)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Shaleah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (186 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Shaleah's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Shaleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
186 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 186 births (37% of all-time use).
How Shaleah 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 Shaleah's total volume
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What to do with Shaleah's data
- Shaleah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (186 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Shaleah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1979–2020 (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 Shaleah 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.