Girls' name · since 1969
Shaletha
Shaletha has 189 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaletha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 189 recorded since 1969.
Shaletha has 189 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1996.
- #20,421 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 189 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaletha ranks #20,421 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 189 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaletha's 189 recorded births place it above 71.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Shaletha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaletha splits its recorded history at 1983: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaletha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1996
- Peak year (1980)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Shaletha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (89 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Shaletha's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shaletha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
61 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 89 births (47% of all-time use).
Shaletha by state
Where Shaletha concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 189 births nationwide.
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- Shaletha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 1990s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Alabama records the most Shalethas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Shaletha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1969–1996 (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 Shaletha 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.