Recorded 1991–2002 Boys' name Peak 1993 38 births

Shaleek — boys' name

38 babies named Shaleek in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

38 boys have been named Shaleek since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

38
total births
1991–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Shaleek was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shaleek in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaleek

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Shaleek between 1991 and 2002, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shaleek currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaleek performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shaleek shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shaleek in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaleek 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 38 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.

Shaleek at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

38

Since 1991

12 years of records

Peak year

1993

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1991

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2002

Shaleek popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1991

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1993)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Shaleek by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
27 births that decade — 71% of Shaleek's all-time total
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Shaleek by state

Where Shaleek concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shaleek
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 13.2%
New York share of Shaleek's total US births 13.2%

5 of 38 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaleek?
38 babies have been named Shaleek since 1991. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1993 with 8 births.
When was Shaleek most popular?
Shaleek was most popular in the 1990s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Shaleek most popular?
The top states for the name Shaleek are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Shaleek been used?
Shaleek has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 12 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Shaleek?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1991–2002 (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.