Girls' name · since 1973
Shally
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Shally, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,434 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shally sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 27 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shally has been recorded 27 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2009.
- #42,434 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shally ranks #42,434 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #42,434 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shally's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shally's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shally's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shally popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2009
- Peak year (1991)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Shally by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Shally's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Shally births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (41% of all-time use).
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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, 1973–2009 (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 Shally 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.