Girls' name · since 1968
Shalee
Shalee has 1,074 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,074
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,074 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalee has been recorded 1,074 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2014.
- #7,150 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,074 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalee ranks #7,150 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,074 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,074
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalee's 1,074 recorded births place it above 90.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
Shalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shalee's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 61, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2014
- Peak year (1993)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Shalee by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (399 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Shalee's strongest decade.
399 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Shalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 99
1970s
99 births
- 1980s
1980s
296 births
- 1990s
1990s
399 births
- 2000s
2000s
243 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 399 births (37% of all-time use).
How Shalee 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 Shalee's total volume
Shalee by state
Where Shalee concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| 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% |
73 of 1,074 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Shalee's data
- Shalee's decade-level peak was the 1990s (399 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Shalees (73 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1968–2014 (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 Shalee 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.