Recorded 1955–1999 Girls' name Peak 1977 91 births

Shalla — girls' name

91 babies named Shalla in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

91 girls have been named Shalla since 1955, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1999.

91
total births
1955–1999
years on record
1970s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Shalla was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

14 babies were named Shalla in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shalla

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Shalla between 1955 and 1999, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shalla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shalla performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shalla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shalla 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 91 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.

Shalla at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

91

Since 1955

45 years of records

Peak year

1977

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1955

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1999

Shalla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1955

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1977)
14
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
46810121416 1999199119821978197519731955 5

Shalla by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
50 births that decade — 55% of Shalla's all-time total
1950s51970s501980s171990s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shalla?
91 babies have been named Shalla since 1955. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1977 with 14 births.
When was Shalla most popular?
Shalla was most popular in the 1970s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Shalla been used?
Shalla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 45 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Shalla?
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, 1955–1999 (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.