Recorded 1968–2014 Girls' name Peak 1993 1,074 births

Shalee — girls' name

1,074 babies named Shalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s991980s2961990s3992000s2432010s22
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Shalee was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

61 babies were named Shalee in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,074 babies named Shalee between 1968 and 2014, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shalee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 399 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shalee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 73 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Shalee in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shalee 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 1,074 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.

Shalee at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

1,074

Since 1968

47 years of records

Peak year

1993

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1968

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2014

Shalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1968

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1993)
61
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Shalee by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
399 births that decade — 37% of Shalee's all-time total
1960s151970s991980s2961990s3992000s2432010s22

Shalee by state

Where Shalee concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Shalee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
73 6.8%
#2 Texas
34 3.2%
#3 Ohio
6 0.6%
#4 California
5 0.5%
#5 Florida
5 0.5%
#6 Michigan
5 0.5%
#7 Nebraska
5 0.5%
#8 Oklahoma
5 0.5%
Utah share of Shalee's total US births 6.8%
Even split

73 of 1,074 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shalee?
1,074 babies have been named Shalee since 1968. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1993 with 61 births.
When was Shalee most popular?
Shalee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 399 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Shalee most popular?
The top states for the name Shalee are Utah (73 births), Texas (34 births), Ohio (6 births).
How long has the name Shalee been used?
Shalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 47 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Shalee?
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.

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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, 1968–2014 (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.