Recorded 1980–2002 Girls' name Peak 1980 13 births

Shaleia — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

13 girls have been named Shaleia since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2002.

13
total births
1980–2002
years on record
1980s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Shaleia was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shaleia in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaleia

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Shaleia between 1980 and 2002, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaleia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaleia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shaleia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaleia 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 13 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.

Shaleia at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

13

Since 1980

23 years of records

Peak year

1980

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1980

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2002

Shaleia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1980

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1980)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 20021980 8

Shaleia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
8 births that decade — 62% of Shaleia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaleia?
13 babies have been named Shaleia since 1980. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1980 with 8 births.
When was Shaleia most popular?
Shaleia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Shaleia been used?
Shaleia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 23 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Shaleia?
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, 1980–2002 (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.