Girls' name · since 1983
Shley
Shley has 127 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,528 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shley is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 127 have been recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shley has been recorded 127 times among girls since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1990.
- #24,528 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 127 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shley ranks #24,528 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 127 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,528 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shley's 127 recorded births place it above 66.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shley splits its recorded history at 1987: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1990
- Peak year (1987)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Shley by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (122 births, 96% of the file).
1980s was Shley's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 96% of all-time use.
Shley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
122 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 122 births (96% of all-time use).
Shley by state
Where Shley concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 5.5% |
7 of 127 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shley's data
- Shley's decade-level peak was the 1980s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shleys (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1983–1990 (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 Shley 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.