Recorded 1996–2001 Boys' name Peak 1996 18 births

Shallah — boys' name

18 babies named Shallah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

18 boys have been named Shallah since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2001.

18
total births
1996–2001
years on record
2000s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Shallah was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shallah in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shallah

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Shallah between 1996 and 2001, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shallah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shallah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shallah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shallah 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 18 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.

Shallah at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

18

Since 1996

6 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1996

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2001

Shallah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1996

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200120001996 7

Shallah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 61% of Shallah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shallah?
18 babies have been named Shallah since 1996. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Shallah most popular?
Shallah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Shallah been used?
Shallah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 6 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Shallah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1996–2001 (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.