Girls' name · since 1972
Shaylee
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 7,052 babies named Shaylee, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,061 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,188 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,052
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shaylee is the #3188 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 7,052 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaylee has been recorded 7,052 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #3188 nationally and more common than 82% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #2,061 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,188 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,052 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaylee ranks #2,061 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,188 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,052 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,061 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,188 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,052
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaylee's 7,052 recorded births place it above 97.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Shaylee compares
7,052 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shaylee's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaylee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,052 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 356 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shaylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaylee splits its recorded history at 2001: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 356 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaylee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 356
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Shaylee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,109 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Shaylee's strongest decade.
3,109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Shaylee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 249
1980s
249 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,578 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,109 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,707 births
- 2020s 391
2020s
391 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,109 births (44% of all-time use).
How Shaylee 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 Shaylee's total volume
Shaylee by state
Where Shaylee concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 888 | 12.6% |
| #2 | California | | 454 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 411 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Washington | | 196 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 195 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 182 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 163 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 154 | 2.2% |
888 of 7,052 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Shaylee appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shaylee's data
- Shaylee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,109 total births); usage has since declined to 391 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Shaylees (888 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaylee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Shaylee 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.