How Many People Are Named Shalene?
An estimated 787 people in the United States have the first name Shalene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Shalene peaked in popularity in 1990 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shalene 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 Shalene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
787
About 1 in 435,520 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1990
38 births
Total Registered
850
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shalene
Shalene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 850 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shalene as a female name
Ranked #12,823 in 2005
8 female births in 2005
Peak: 1990 (38 births)
Shalene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shalene span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 280 babies were registered. Shalene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shalene by Decade
How has Shalene 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.
Shalene by State
Shalene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shalene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shalene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shalene?
We estimate approximately 787 people named Shalene 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 435,520 Americans share this first name.
Is Shalene a common name?
Shalene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 850 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shalene most popular?
Shalene reached peak popularity in 1990, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shalene is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shalene a female name?
Shalene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shalene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shalene Smith, Shalene Johnson, Shalene 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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