Girls' name · since 1988
Shayli
353 babies named Shayli in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,579 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 353
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shayli sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 353 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayli has been recorded 353 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1988 to 2023.
- #14,579 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 353 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayli ranks #14,579 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 353 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,579 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 353
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shayli's 353 recorded births place it above 79.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Shayli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shayli splits its recorded history at 2004: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shayli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Shayli by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (159 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Shayli's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Shayli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
159 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 159 births (45% of all-time use).
Shayli by state
Where Shayli concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 6 | 1.7% |
6 of 353 births nationwide.
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- Shayli's decade-level peak was the 2000s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Shaylis (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shayli: 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 (~35 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, 1988–2023 (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 Shayli 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.