Girls' name · since 1992
Shealy
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Shealy, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,635 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
34 girls have been named Shealy since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shealy has been recorded 34 times among girls since 1992, 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 1992 to 2007.
- #39,635 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shealy ranks #39,635 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #39,635 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shealy's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shealy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shealy splits its recorded history at 2004: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shealy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2007
- Peak year (2001)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Shealy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (29 births, 85% of the file).
2000s was Shealy's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Shealy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 29 births (85% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shealy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1992–2007 (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 Shealy 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.