Girls' name · since 1968
Shalena
966 babies named Shalena in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 966
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shalena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 966 have been recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Shalena recorded 966 times among girls since 1968, 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 1968 to 2008.
- #7,697 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 966 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalena ranks #7,697 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 966 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 966
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shalena's 966 recorded births place it above 89.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shalena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shalena splits its recorded history at 1988: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shalena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2008
- Peak year (1977)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Shalena by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (388 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Shalena's strongest decade.
388 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Shalena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
244 births
- 1980s
1980s
388 births
- 1990s
1990s
234 births
- 2000s 85
2000s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 388 births (40% of all-time use).
How Shalena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shalena's total volume
Shalena by state
Where Shalena concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37 | 3.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 13 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
37 of 966 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Shalena's decade-level peak was the 1980s (388 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shalenas (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shalena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1968–2008 (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 Shalena 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.