Recorded 1968–2009 Girls' name Peak 1988 411 births

Shalise — girls' name

411 babies named Shalise in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s141970s771980s1371990s1192000s64
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Shalise was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

24 babies were named Shalise in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shalise

The Social Security Administration has registered 411 babies named Shalise between 1968 and 2009, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shalise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shalise performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 137 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shalise shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Shalise in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shalise 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 411 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.

Shalise at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

411

Since 1968

42 years of records

Peak year

1988

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1968

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2009

Shalise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1968

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1988)
24
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0510152025 200920031998199319881983197819731968 5

Shalise by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
137 births that decade — 33% of Shalise's all-time total
1960s141970s771980s1371990s1192000s64

Shalise by state

Where Shalise concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shalise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 2.9%
#2 Utah
11 2.7%
California share of Shalise's total US births 2.9%
Even split

12 of 411 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shalise?
411 babies have been named Shalise since 1968. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1988 with 24 births.
When was Shalise most popular?
Shalise was most popular in the 1980s decade with 137 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Shalise most popular?
The top states for the name Shalise are California (12 births), Utah (11 births).
How long has the name Shalise been used?
Shalise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 42 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Shalise?
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, 1968–2009 (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.