How Many People Are Named Shaleah?
An estimated 491 people in the United States have the first name Shaleah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Shaleah peaked in popularity in 2005 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaleah 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 Shaleah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
491
About 1 in 698,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2005
26 births
Total Registered
504
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaleah
Shaleah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 504 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shaleah as a female name
Ranked #11,975 in 2020
8 female births in 2020
Peak: 2005 (26 births)
Shaleah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaleah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 186 babies were registered. Shaleah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shaleah by Decade
How has Shaleah 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.
Shaleah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shaleah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shaleah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaleah?
We estimate approximately 491 people named Shaleah 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 698,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaleah a common name?
Shaleah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 504 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaleah most popular?
Shaleah reached peak popularity in 2005, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaleah is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaleah a female name?
Shaleah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaleah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaleah Smith, Shaleah Johnson, Shaleah 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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