How Many People Are Named Shailey?
An estimated 401 people in the United States have the first name Shailey. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Shailey peaked in popularity in 2003 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shailey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shailey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
401
About 1 in 854,749 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2003
28 births
Total Registered
408
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shailey
Shailey is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 408 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shailey as a female name
Ranked #13,211 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (28 births)
Shailey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shailey span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 192 babies were registered. Shailey has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shailey by Decade
How has Shailey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shailey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shailey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shailey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shailey?
We estimate approximately 401 people named Shailey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 854,749 Americans share this first name.
Is Shailey a common name?
Shailey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 408 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shailey most popular?
Shailey reached peak popularity in 2003, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shailey is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shailey a female name?
Shailey is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shailey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shailey Smith, Shailey Johnson, Shailey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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