Recorded 1988–2017 Girls' name Peak 2001 317 births

Shaylea — girls' name

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.

1980s151990s1022000s1522010s48

The verdict

317 girls have been named Shaylea since 1988, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

317
total births
1988–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

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

2001
Single peak year

24 babies were named Shaylea in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaylea

The Social Security Administration has registered 317 babies named Shaylea between 1988 and 2017, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaylea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaylea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shaylea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shaylea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaylea 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 317 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.

Shaylea at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

317

Since 1988

30 years of records

Peak year

2001

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1988

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2017

Shaylea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1988

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2001)
24
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 20172011200720031999199519911988 7

Shaylea by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
152 births that decade — 48% of Shaylea's all-time total
1980s151990s1022000s1522010s48

Shaylea by state

Where Shaylea concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shaylea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.9%
Texas share of Shaylea's total US births 1.9%

6 of 317 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaylea?
317 babies have been named Shaylea since 1988. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2001 with 24 births.
When was Shaylea most popular?
Shaylea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Shaylea most popular?
The top states for the name Shaylea are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Shaylea been used?
Shaylea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 30 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Shaylea?
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, 1988–2017 (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.