Recorded 1996–2012 Girls' name Peak 2006 60 births

Shilee — girls' name

60 babies named Shilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s322010s17

The verdict

60 girls have been named Shilee since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

60
total births
1996–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Shilee was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shilee in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shilee

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Shilee between 1996 and 2012, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shilee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shilee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shilee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shilee 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 60 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.

Shilee at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

60

Since 1996

17 years of records

Peak year

2006

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1996

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2012

Shilee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1996

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2006)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 201220102009200820062003200119991996 5

Shilee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
32 births that decade — 53% of Shilee's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shilee?
60 babies have been named Shilee since 1996. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2006 with 10 births.
When was Shilee most popular?
Shilee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Shilee been used?
Shilee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 17 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Shilee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shira, Shirlee, 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, 1996–2012 (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.