Girls' name · since 1976
Shallon
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 246 babies named Shallon, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,764 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 246
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shallon is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 246 have been recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shallon has been recorded 246 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. 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 2002.
- #17,764 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 246 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shallon ranks #17,764 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 246 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,764 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 246
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shallon's 246 recorded births place it above 75.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shallon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shallon splits its recorded history at 1986: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shallon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2002
- Peak year (1977)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Shallon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (118 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Shallon's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Shallon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
92 births
- 1980s
1980s
118 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 118 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shallon's data
- Shallon's decade-level peak was the 1980s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shallon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~26 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, 1976–2002 (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 Shallon 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.