Girls' name · since 1980
Shaleia
13 babies named Shaleia in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #51,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
13 girls have been named Shaleia since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shaleia recorded 13 times among girls since 1980, 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 1980 to 2002.
- #51,256 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 13 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaleia ranks #51,256 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #51,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaleia's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaleia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaleia's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaleia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2002
- Peak year (1980)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Shaleia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (8 births, 62% of the file).
1980s was Shaleia's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Shaleia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Shaleia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaleia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1980–2002 (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 Shaleia 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.