Unisex name · since 1976
Shalen
Shalen has 72 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,856 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 72 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Shalen recorded 72 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2008.
- #30,856 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 72 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalen ranks #30,856 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,856 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalen's 72 recorded births place it above 57.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shalen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shalen splits its recorded history at 1995: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shalen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2008
- Peak year (1977)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Shalen popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1991 (Shalen as boys' name)
Shalen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (23 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Shalen's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Shalen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Shalen's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2000s (16) -- 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 Shalen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~32 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, 1976–2008 (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 Shalen 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.