Recorded 1975–1995 Girls' name Peak 1977 31 births

Shanalee — girls' name

31 babies named Shanalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s151990s5

The verdict

31 girls have been named Shanalee since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.

31
total births
1975–1995
years on record
1980s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

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

1977
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shanalee in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shanalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Shanalee between 1975 and 1995, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shanalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanalee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shanalee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanalee 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 31 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.

Shanalee at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

31

Since 1975

21 years of records

Peak year

1977

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1975

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1995

Shanalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1975

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1977)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 199519891987198119771975 5

Shanalee by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 48% of Shanalee's all-time total
1970s111980s151990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shanalee?
31 babies have been named Shanalee since 1975. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1977 with 6 births.
When was Shanalee most popular?
Shanalee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Shanalee been used?
Shanalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 21 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Shanalee?
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, 1975–1995 (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.