US rank #8602 Girls' name Peak 2009 805 births

Shylee — #8602 US girls' name

805 babies named Shylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1212000s3442010s2792020s61
#8602
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Shylee was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

52 babies were named Shylee in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shylee

The Social Security Administration has registered 805 babies named Shylee between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shylee currently holds the #8602 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shylee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 344 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shylee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Shylee in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shylee 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 805 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.

Shylee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

805

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2009

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,602

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shylee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
52
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0204060 20242019201420092004199919941990 5

Shylee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
344 births that decade — 43% of Shylee's all-time total
1990s1212000s3442010s2792020s61

Shylee by state

Where Shylee concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Shylee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
41 5.1%
#2 Texas
19 2.4%
#3 Florida
11 1.4%
#4 Ohio
5 0.6%
#5 Utah
5 0.6%
California share of Shylee's total US births 5.1%
Even split

41 of 805 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shylee?
805 babies have been named Shylee since 1990. It currently ranks #8602 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 52 births.
When was Shylee most popular?
Shylee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 344 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Shylee most popular?
The top states for the name Shylee are California (41 births), Texas (19 births), Florida (11 births).
How long has the name Shylee been used?
Shylee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shylee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shyanne, Shyla, Shyann, Shylah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1990–2024 (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.