Girls' name · since 1956
Shelaine
101 babies named Shelaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
101 girls have been named Shelaine since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shelaine has been recorded 101 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1991.
- #27,051 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 101 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shelaine ranks #27,051 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #27,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shelaine's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shelaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shelaine's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shelaine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1991
- Peak year (1987)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Shelaine by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (32 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Shelaine's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Shelaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 32 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shelaine's data
- Shelaine's decade-level peak was the 1980s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Shelaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
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, 1956–1991 (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 Shelaine 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.