Girls' name · since 1984
Shali
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 93 babies named Shali, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,953 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 93
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
93 girls have been named Shali since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shali has been recorded 93 times among girls since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2007.
- #27,953 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 93 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shali ranks #27,953 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 93 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #27,953 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 93
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shali's 93 recorded births place it above 61.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shali splits its recorded history at 1999: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shali popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2007
- Peak year (2000)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Shali by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (47 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Shali's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Shali births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 47 births (51% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shali: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1984–2007 (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 Shali 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.