Girls' name · since 1990
Shylee
Shylee has 811 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,654 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,738 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 811
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
811 babies have been named Shylee since 1990, making it today's #13738 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Shylee recorded 811 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #13738 nationally today, ahead of 21% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #8,654 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,738 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 811 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shylee ranks #8,654 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,738 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 811 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,654 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,738 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 811
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shylee's 811 recorded births place it above 88.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shylee compares
811 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 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
Shylee's all-time total is 116% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shylee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 811 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shylee's full recorded timeline at 2008, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shylee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Shylee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (344 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Shylee's strongest decade.
344 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Shylee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 121
1990s
121 births
- 2000s
2000s
344 births
- 2010s
2010s
279 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 344 births (42% of all-time use).
How Shylee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shylee's total volume
Shylee by state
Where Shylee concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 41 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 19 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Utah | | 5 | 0.6% |
41 of 811 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Shylee's data
- Shylee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (344 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shylees (41 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shylee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Shylee 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.