Girls' name · since 1971
Shefali
Shefali has 296 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,029 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shefali is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 296 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shefali has been recorded 296 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2012.
- #16,029 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 296 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shefali ranks #16,029 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 296 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,029 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shefali's 296 recorded births place it above 77.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shefali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shefali's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shefali popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2012
- Peak year (2000)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Shefali by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (101 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Shefali's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Shefali births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 101 births (34% of all-time use).
Shefali by state
Where Shefali concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 7.8% |
23 of 296 births nationwide.
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- Shefali's decade-level peak was the 1990s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shefalis (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Shefali: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1971–2012 (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 Shefali 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.