Girls' name · since 1991
Shayleigh
Shayleigh has 787 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,844 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,609 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 787
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shayleigh currently ranks #15609 among girls' names in America, with 787 babies recorded since 1991.
Shayleigh has 787 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15609 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of girls, 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 1991 to 2025.
- #8,844 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,609 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 787 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayleigh ranks #8,844 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,609 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 787 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,844 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,609 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 787
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shayleigh's 787 recorded births place it above 87.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Shayleigh compares
787 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Shayleigh's all-time total is 109% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shayleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 787 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shayleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shayleigh's full recorded timeline at 2009, 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 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shayleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Shayleigh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (331 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Shayleigh's strongest decade.
331 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Shayleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 110
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
331 births
- 2010s
2010s
297 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 331 births (42% of all-time use).
How Shayleigh 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 Shayleigh's total volume
Shayleigh by state
Where Shayleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.8% |
13 of 787 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shayleigh's data
- Shayleigh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (331 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Shayleighs (13 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shayleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Shayleigh 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.