Recorded 2003–2021 Girls' name Peak 2012 90 births

Shyleigh — girls' name

90 babies named Shyleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s422010s432020s5

The verdict

90 girls have been named Shyleigh since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.

90
total births
2003–2021
years on record
2010s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Shyleigh was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shyleigh in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shyleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Shyleigh between 2003 and 2021, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shyleigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shyleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shyleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shyleigh 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 90 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.

Shyleigh at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

90

Since 2003

19 years of records

Peak year

2012

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2003

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2021

Shyleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2003

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2012)
11
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 2021201520122009200720052003 5

Shyleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
43 births that decade — 48% of Shyleigh's all-time total
2000s422010s432020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shyleigh?
90 babies have been named Shyleigh since 2003. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2012 with 11 births.
When was Shyleigh most popular?
Shyleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Shyleigh been used?
Shyleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 19 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Shyleigh?
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.

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, 2003–2021 (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.