Girls' name · since 1976
Shalitha
Shalitha has 26 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #42,901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shalitha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 26 have been recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalitha has been recorded 26 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1981.
- #42,901 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalitha ranks #42,901 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #42,901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shalitha's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shalitha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shalitha splits its recorded history at 1978: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shalitha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1981
- Peak year (1980)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Shalitha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (15 births, 58% of the file).
1970s was Shalitha's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Shalitha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 15 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Shalitha's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1980s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shalitha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1976–1981 (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 Shalitha 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.