How Many People Are Named Shalia?
An estimated 536 people in the United States have the first name Shalia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Shalia peaked in popularity in 2006 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shalia 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 Shalia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
536
About 1 in 639,467 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2006
24 births
Total Registered
557
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shalia
Shalia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 557 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shalia as a female name
Ranked #17,304 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 2006 (24 births)
Shalia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shalia span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 187 babies were registered. Shalia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shalia by Decade
How has Shalia 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.
Shalia by State
Shalia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shalia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shalia
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Shalia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shalia?
We estimate approximately 536 people named Shalia 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 639,467 Americans share this first name.
Is Shalia a common name?
Shalia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 557 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shalia most popular?
Shalia reached peak popularity in 2006, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shalia is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shalia a female name?
Shalia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shalia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shalia Smith, Shalia Johnson, Shalia 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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