Girls' name · since 1997
Shalma
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Shalma, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalma is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 18 have been recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Shalma recorded 18 times among girls since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 1999.
- #47,266 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1997
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalma ranks #47,266 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1997, peaking in the 1990s.
- #47,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shalma's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shalma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shalma's full recorded timeline at 1998, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 6 recorded births.
Shalma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1999
- Peak year (1997)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Shalma by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Shalma's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shalma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shalma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1997–1999 (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 Shalma 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.