Girls' name · since 1958
Shelena
404 babies named Shelena in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 404
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
404 girls have been named Shelena since 1958, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shelena has 404 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1999.
- #13,435 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 404 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shelena ranks #13,435 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 404 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 404
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shelena's 404 recorded births place it above 81.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shelena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shelena's full recorded timeline at 1982, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shelena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1999
- Peak year (1976)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Shelena by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (157 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Shelena's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shelena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s
1970s
141 births
- 1980s
1980s
157 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 157 births (39% of all-time use).
Shelena by state
Where Shelena concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.5% |
10 of 404 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shelena's data
- Shelena's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (157 total births) through the 1990s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shelenas (10 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shelena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
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, 1958–1999 (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 Shelena 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.