Recorded 1998–2011 Girls' name Peak 2009 43 births

Shiley — girls' name

43 babies named Shiley in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

43 girls have been named Shiley since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.

43
total births
1998–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Shiley was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

12 babies were named Shiley in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shiley

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Shiley between 1998 and 2011, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shiley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shiley performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shiley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shiley 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 43 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.

Shiley at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

43

Since 1998

14 years of records

Peak year

2009

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1998

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2011

Shiley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1998

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2009)
12
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
468101214 201120092007200620031998 5

Shiley by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
31 births that decade — 72% of Shiley's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shiley?
43 babies have been named Shiley since 1998. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2009 with 12 births.
When was Shiley most popular?
Shiley was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Shiley been used?
Shiley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 14 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Shiley?
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, 1998–2011 (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.