Girls' name · since 1988
Shaylea
317 babies named Shaylea in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 317
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaylea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 317 recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Shaylea recorded 317 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2017.
- #15,463 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 317 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaylea ranks #15,463 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 317 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 317
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaylea's 317 recorded births place it above 78.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Shaylea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaylea splits its recorded history at 2002: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaylea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2017
- Peak year (2001)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Shaylea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (152 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Shaylea's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Shaylea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
152 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 152 births (48% of all-time use).
Shaylea by state
Where Shaylea concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.9% |
6 of 317 births nationwide.
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- Shaylea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (152 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Shayleas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Shaylea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1988–2017 (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 Shaylea 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.