Recorded 1975–2001 Girls' name Peak 1991 79 births

Shalece — girls' name

79 babies named Shalece in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s391990s282000s6

The verdict

79 girls have been named Shalece since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

79
total births
1975–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Shalece was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shalece in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shalece

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Shalece between 1975 and 2001, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shalece currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shalece performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shalece shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shalece 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 79 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.

Shalece at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

79

Since 1975

27 years of records

Peak year

1991

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1975

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2001

Shalece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1975

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1991)
11
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 200119951992199119901989198819871983198219811975 6

Shalece by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
39 births that decade — 49% of Shalece's all-time total
1970s61980s391990s282000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shalece?
79 babies have been named Shalece since 1975. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1991 with 11 births.
When was Shalece most popular?
Shalece was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Shalece been used?
Shalece has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 27 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Shalece?
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, 1975–2001 (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.