Girls' name · since 1971
Shalina
547 babies named Shalina in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 547
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
547 girls have been named Shalina since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shalina recorded 547 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2017.
- #11,221 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 547 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalina ranks #11,221 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 547 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 547
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shalina's 547 recorded births place it above 84.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shalina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shalina splits its recorded history at 1988: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shalina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2017
- Peak year (1985)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Shalina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (256 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Shalina's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shalina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
125 births
- 1980s
1980s
256 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 256 births (47% of all-time use).
How Shalina 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 Shalina's total volume
Shalina by state
Where Shalina concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 7 | 1.3% |
45 of 547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shalina's data
- Shalina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (256 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shalinas (45 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shalina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1971–2017 (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 Shalina 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.