Girls' name · since 1982
Shaylah
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 959 babies named Shaylah, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,736 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 959
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaylah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 959 recorded since 1982.
Shaylah has 959 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2024.
- #7,736 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 959 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaylah ranks #7,736 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 959 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,736 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 959
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaylah's 959 recorded births place it above 89.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Shaylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaylah's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Shaylah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (375 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Shaylah's strongest decade.
375 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shaylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
272 births
- 2000s
2000s
375 births
- 2010s
2010s
218 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 375 births (39% of all-time use).
How Shaylah 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 Shaylah's total volume
Shaylah by state
Where Shaylah concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 5.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
52 of 959 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Shaylah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (375 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shaylahs (52 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1982–2024 (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 Shaylah 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.