Recorded 1971–2017 Girls' name Peak 1985 547 births

Shalina — girls' name

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.

1970s1251980s2561990s1332000s232010s10

The verdict

547 girls have been named Shalina since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2017.

547
total births
1971–2017
years on record
1980s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Shalina was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

32 babies were named Shalina in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shalina

The Social Security Administration has registered 547 babies named Shalina between 1971 and 2017, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shalina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shalina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 256 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shalina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Shalina in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shalina 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 547 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.

Shalina at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

547

Since 1971

47 years of records

Peak year

1985

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1971

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2017

Shalina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1971

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1985)
32
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Shalina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
256 births that decade — 47% of Shalina's all-time total
1970s1251980s2561990s1332000s232010s10

Shalina by state

Where Shalina concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Shalina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
45 8.2%
#2 Texas
10 1.8%
#3 New York
7 1.3%
California share of Shalina's total US births 8.2%
Even split

45 of 547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shalina?
547 babies have been named Shalina since 1971. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1985 with 32 births.
When was Shalina most popular?
Shalina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 256 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Shalina most popular?
The top states for the name Shalina are California (45 births), Texas (10 births), New York (7 births).
How long has the name Shalina been used?
Shalina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 47 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Shalina?
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, 1971–2017 (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.