Recorded 1988–2009 Girls' name Peak 1994 52 births

Shalyse — girls' name

52 babies named Shalyse in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

52 girls have been named Shalyse since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

52
total births
1988–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Shalyse was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shalyse in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shalyse

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Shalyse between 1988 and 2009, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shalyse currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shalyse performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shalyse shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shalyse 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 52 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.

Shalyse at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

52

Since 1988

22 years of records

Peak year

1994

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1988

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2009

Shalyse popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1988

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1994)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Shalyse by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 48% of Shalyse's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shalyse?
52 babies have been named Shalyse since 1988. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1994 with 8 births.
When was Shalyse most popular?
Shalyse was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Shalyse been used?
Shalyse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 22 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Shalyse?
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, 1988–2009 (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.