Recorded 1956–1991 Girls' name Peak 1987 101 births

Shelaine — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

101 girls have been named Shelaine since 1956, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.

101
total births
1956–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Shelaine was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shelaine in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shelaine

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Shelaine between 1956 and 1991, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shelaine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shelaine performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shelaine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shelaine in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 101 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shelaine at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

101

Since 1956

36 years of records

Peak year

1987

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1956

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1991

Shelaine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1956

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 19911987198119731971196919611956 6

Shelaine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
32 births that decade — 32% of Shelaine's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shelaine?
101 babies have been named Shelaine since 1956. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1987 with 10 births.
When was Shelaine most popular?
Shelaine was most popular in the 1980s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Shelaine been used?
Shelaine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 36 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Shelaine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1956–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.