Girls' name · since 1945
Shaleen
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 547 babies named Shaleen, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 547
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
547 girls have been named Shaleen since 1945, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shaleen recorded 547 times among girls since 1945, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2007.
- #11,220 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 547 born since 1945
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaleen ranks #11,220 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 547 born since 1945, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 547
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaleen's 547 recorded births place it above 84.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shaleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaleen splits its recorded history at 1982: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2007
- Peak year (1986)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Shaleen by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (174 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Shaleen's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Shaleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 65
1960s
65 births
- 1970s
1970s
163 births
- 1980s
1980s
174 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 174 births (32% of all-time use).
How Shaleen 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 Shaleen's total volume
Shaleen by state
Where Shaleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 60 | 11.0% |
60 of 547 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shaleen's data
- Shaleen's decade-level peak was the 1980s (174 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shaleens (60 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1945–2007 (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 Shaleen 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.