Recorded 2005–2020 Girls' name Peak 2013 44 births

Shanylah — girls' name

44 babies named Shanylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

44 girls have been named Shanylah since 2005, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.

44
total births
2005–2020
years on record
2010s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Shanylah was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shanylah in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shanylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Shanylah between 2005 and 2020, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shanylah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shanylah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanylah 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 44 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.

Shanylah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

44

Since 2005

16 years of records

Peak year

2013

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2005

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2020

Shanylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2005

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2013)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
456789 2020201520142013201220112005 5

Shanylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 75% of Shanylah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shanylah?
44 babies have been named Shanylah since 2005. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2013 with 8 births.
When was Shanylah most popular?
Shanylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Shanylah been used?
Shanylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 16 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Shanylah?
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, 2005–2020 (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.