Girls' name · since 1962
Shalia
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 557 babies named Shalia, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 557
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 557 recorded since 1962.
Shalia has 557 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2021.
- #11,084 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 557 born since 1962
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalia ranks #11,084 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 557 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 557
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalia's 557 recorded births place it above 84.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shalia splits its recorded history at 1993: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shalia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2021
- Peak year (2006)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Shalia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (187 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Shalia's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Shalia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
121 births
- 1990s
1990s
187 births
- 2000s
2000s
156 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 187 births (34% of all-time use).
How Shalia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shalia's total volume
Shalia by state
Where Shalia concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 557 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shalia's data
- Shalia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (187 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shalias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Shalia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1962–2021 (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 Shalia 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.