Unisex name · since 1995
Shaolin
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Shaolin, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaolin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 62 have been recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Shaolin recorded 62 times among girls since 1995, 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 1995 to 2006.
- #32,559 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1995
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaolin ranks #32,559 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1995, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaolin's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaolin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaolin's full recorded timeline at 2000, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaolin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2006
- Peak year (1999)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Shaolin popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1996 (Shaolin as boys' name)
Shaolin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (31 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Shaolin's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Shaolin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 31 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Shaolin's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2000s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaolin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~11 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, 1995–2006 (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 Shaolin 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.