Recorded 1997–2008 Girls' name Peak 2002 38 births

Shaleya — girls' name

38 babies named Shaleya in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

38 girls have been named Shaleya since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.

38
total births
1997–2008
years on record
2000s
peak decade
84%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

84% of everyone ever named Shaleya was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shaleya in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaleya

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Shaleya between 1997 and 2008, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaleya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaleya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shaleya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaleya 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 38 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.

Shaleya at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

38

Since 1997

12 years of records

Peak year

2002

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1997

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2008

Shaleya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1997

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2002)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Shaleya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
32 births that decade — 84% of Shaleya's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaleya?
38 babies have been named Shaleya since 1997. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2002 with 8 births.
When was Shaleya most popular?
Shaleya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Shaleya been used?
Shaleya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 12 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Shaleya?
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, 1997–2008 (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.