Recorded 1962–2021 Girls' name Peak 2006 557 births

Shalia — girls' name

557 babies named Shalia in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s161970s351980s1211990s1872000s1562010s372020s5
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Shalia was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

24 babies were named Shalia in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shalia

The Social Security Administration has registered 557 babies named Shalia between 1962 and 2021, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shalia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shalia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 187 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Shalia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shalia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shalia 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 557 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.

Shalia at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

557

Since 1962

60 years of records

Peak year

2006

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1962

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2021

Shalia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1962

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
24
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
0510152025 202120092003199719911985197919691962 5

Shalia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
187 births that decade — 34% of Shalia's all-time total
1960s161970s351980s1211990s1872000s1562010s372020s5

Shalia by state

Where Shalia concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shalia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.9%
California share of Shalia's total US births 0.9%

5 of 557 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shalia?
557 babies have been named Shalia since 1962. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2006 with 24 births.
When was Shalia most popular?
Shalia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 187 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Shalia most popular?
The top states for the name Shalia are California (5 births).
How long has the name Shalia been used?
Shalia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 60 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Shalia?
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, 1962–2021 (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.