Recorded 1987–2006 Girls' name Peak 1987 49 births

Shalei — girls' name

49 babies named Shalei in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

49 girls have been named Shalei since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

49
total births
1987–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Shalei was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shalei in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shalei

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Shalei between 1987 and 2006, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shalei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shalei performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shalei shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shalei 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 49 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.

Shalei at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

49

Since 1987

20 years of records

Peak year

1987

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1987

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2006

Shalei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1987

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1987)
7
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200620042002199919981997199419891987 7

Shalei by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
20 births that decade — 41% of Shalei's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shalei?
49 babies have been named Shalei since 1987. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1987 with 7 births.
When was Shalei most popular?
Shalei was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Shalei been used?
Shalei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 20 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Shalei?
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, 1987–2006 (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.