Girls' name · since 1997
Shealin
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Shealin, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shealin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 27 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Shealin recorded 27 times among girls since 1997, 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 1997 to 2006.
- #42,439 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shealin ranks #42,439 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #42,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shealin's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shealin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shealin's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shealin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2006
- Peak year (2005)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Shealin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (22 births, 81% of the file).
2000s was Shealin's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Shealin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (81% of all-time use).
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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, 1997–2006 (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 Shealin 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.