Unisex name · since 1961
Shalon
Shalon has 1,186 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,223 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,186
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shalon is the #15223 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,186 recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalon has been recorded 1,186 times among girls since 1961, currently ranked #15223 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #6,671 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,223 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,186 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalon ranks #6,671 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,223 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,186 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,223 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,186
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shalon's 1,186 recorded births place it above 90.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shalon compares
1,186 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shalon's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shalon | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,186 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 168 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shalon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shalon splits its recorded history at 1987: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 168 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shalon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 168
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Shalon popularity over time - boys
130 total births recorded since 1973 (Shalon as boys' name)
Shalon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (563 births, 47% of the file).
1970s was Shalon's strongest decade.
563 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shalon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 91
1960s
91 births
- 1970s
1970s
563 births
- 1980s
1980s
292 births
- 1990s 142
1990s
142 births
- 2000s 88
2000s
88 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 563 births (47% of all-time use).
How Shalon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shalon's total volume
Shalon by state
Where Shalon concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 106 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 33 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 22 | 1.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 19 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 13 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 9 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 8 | 0.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.6% |
106 of 1,186 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Shalon appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shalon's data
- Shalon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (563 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shalons (106 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shalon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Shalon 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.