Total births
12
Girls' name · since 2023
Shlay
Shlay has 12 recorded births since 2023 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17348
- among girls today
- 12
- born since 2023
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 2%
- more common than other girls
12 babies have been named Shlay since 2023, making it today's #17348 girls' name.
Shlay has 12 recorded births among girls since 2023, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #17348 as of the latest data, more common than 2% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2023 to 2024.
- #17348 among girls today
- 12 born since 2023
- 2020s peak decade
- 2% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Shlay is currently the #17348 girls' name in America, more common than 2% of girls - 12 born since 2023, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17348
- among girls today
- 12
- born since 2023
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 2%
- more common than other girls
Shlay vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17348
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 2% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Shlay was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
7 babies were named Shlay in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Shlay compares
12 4th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shlay's all-time total is 97% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shlay | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Shlay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shlay's full recorded timeline at 2024, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shlay at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#17,348
Active since
2023
Shlay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Shlay by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Shlay's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shlay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Shlay? ▼
Since 2023, Social Security records show 12 babies named Shlay. Today it holds rank #17348 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 7 births.
When was Shlay most popular? ▼
Shlay was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Shlay been used? ▼
Shlay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2023, spanning 2 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shlay? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shloka, Shley, Shlonda, Shlanda, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Shlay
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Shlanda Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2023–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Shlay: #17348 Girls' Name - 12 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/shlay. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Shlay 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 July 2026.