Girls' name · since 1996
Shilee
Shilee has 60 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
60 girls have been named Shilee since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shilee recorded 60 times among girls since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2012.
- #32,935 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 60 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shilee ranks #32,935 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #32,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shilee's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shilee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shilee splits its recorded history at 2006: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shilee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2012
- Peak year (2006)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Shilee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (32 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Shilee's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Shilee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 32 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Shilee's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2010s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shilee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1996–2012 (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 Shilee 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.