Recorded 1973–2009 Girls' name Peak 1991 27 births

Shally — girls' name

27 babies named Shally in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s51990s62000s11

The verdict

27 girls have been named Shally since 1973, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.

27
total births
1973–2009
years on record
2000s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Shally was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shally in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shally

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Shally between 1973 and 2009, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shally currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shally performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shally shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shally 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 27 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.

Shally at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

27

Since 1973

37 years of records

Peak year

1991

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1973

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2009

Shally popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1973

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1991)
6
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4.555.566.5 20092002199119841973 5

Shally by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 41% of Shally's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s62000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shally?
27 babies have been named Shally since 1973. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1991 with 6 births.
When was Shally most popular?
Shally was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Shally been used?
Shally has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 37 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Shally?
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, 1973–2009 (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.