Recorded 1973–1986 Girls' name Peak 1986 16 births

Shalette — girls' name

16 babies named Shalette in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 girls have been named Shalette since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1986.

16
total births
1973–1986
years on record
1970s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

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

1986
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shalette in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shalette

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Shalette between 1973 and 1986, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shalette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shalette performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shalette shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shalette 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 16 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.

Shalette at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

16

Since 1973

14 years of records

Peak year

1986

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1973

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1986

Shalette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1973

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1986)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 198619751973 5

Shalette by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 63% of Shalette's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shalette?
16 babies have been named Shalette since 1973. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1986 with 6 births.
When was Shalette most popular?
Shalette was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Shalette been used?
Shalette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 14 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Shalette?
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, 1973–1986 (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.