Recorded 1979–1992 Girls' name Peak 1979 60 births

Shaleka — girls' name

60 babies named Shaleka in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s381990s11

The verdict

60 girls have been named Shaleka since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

60
total births
1979–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Shaleka was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shaleka in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaleka

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Shaleka between 1979 and 1992, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaleka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaleka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shaleka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaleka 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 60 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.

Shaleka at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

60

Since 1979

14 years of records

Peak year

1979

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1979

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1992

Shaleka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1979

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1979)
11
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 1992199119891988198619851984198219801979 11

Shaleka by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
38 births that decade — 63% of Shaleka's all-time total
1970s111980s381990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaleka?
60 babies have been named Shaleka since 1979. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1979 with 11 births.
When was Shaleka most popular?
Shaleka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Shaleka been used?
Shaleka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 14 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Shaleka?
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, 1979–1992 (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.