Total births
12
US rank #17288 Girls' name Peak 2023 12 births
Shlay — #17288 US girls' name
12 babies named Shlay in U.S. Social Security records since 2023, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#17288
of 17,661 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.
What the Data Says About Shlay
The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Shlay between 2023 and 2024, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shlay currently holds the #17288 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Shlay performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Shlay 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 12 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.
Shlay at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#17,288
Active since
2023
Shlay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2023
- 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
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 12 births that decade — 100% of Shlay's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Shlay? ▼
12 babies have been named Shlay since 2023. It currently ranks #17288 among girls. The peak year 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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Shley Girl
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Shlonda Girl
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Shlanda Girl
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Shlomit Girl
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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, 2023–2024 (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.