Girls' name · since 1970
Shalese
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 209 babies named Shalese, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 209
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalese is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 209 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Shalese recorded 209 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 2007.
- #19,388 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 209 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalese ranks #19,388 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 209 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 209
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalese's 209 recorded births place it above 73.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Shalese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shalese splits its recorded history at 1990: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shalese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2007
- Peak year (1989)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Shalese by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (83 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Shalese's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Shalese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 83 births (40% of all-time use).
Shalese by state
Where Shalese concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 16 | 7.7% |
16 of 209 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shalese's data
- Shalese's decade-level peak was the 1990s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Shaleses (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shalese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1970–2007 (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 Shalese 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.