Recorded 1945–2007 Girls' name Peak 1986 547 births

Shaleen — girls' name

547 babies named Shaleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s61960s651970s1631980s1741990s1022000s31
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Shaleen was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

23 babies were named Shaleen in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 547 babies named Shaleen between 1945 and 2007, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaleen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Shaleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 60 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shaleen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaleen 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 547 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.

Shaleen at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

547

Since 1945

63 years of records

Peak year

1986

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1945

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2007

Shaleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1945

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1986)
23
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
0510152025 20071996199019841978197219661945 6

Shaleen by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
174 births that decade — 32% of Shaleen's all-time total
1940s61950s61960s651970s1631980s1741990s1022000s31

Shaleen by state

Where Shaleen concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shaleen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
60 11.0%
California share of Shaleen's total US births 11.0%

60 of 547 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaleen?
547 babies have been named Shaleen since 1945. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1986 with 23 births.
When was Shaleen most popular?
Shaleen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Shaleen most popular?
The top states for the name Shaleen are California (60 births).
How long has the name Shaleen been used?
Shaleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 63 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Shaleen?
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, 1945–2007 (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.