How Many People Are Named Shallan?
An estimated 50 people in the United States have the first name Shallan. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Shallan peaked in popularity in 1977 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shallan 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 Shallan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Shallan is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
50
About 1 in 6,855,087 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1977
16 births
Total Registered
54
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shallan
Shallan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 54 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shallan as a female name
Ranked #8,746 in 2002
12 female births in 2002
Peak: 1977 (16 births)
Shallan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shallan span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 36 babies were registered. While Shallan is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shallan by Decade
How has Shallan 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.
Shallan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shallan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shallan
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shallan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shallan?
We estimate approximately 50 people named Shallan 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 6,855,087 Americans share this first name.
Is Shallan a common name?
Shallan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 54.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 54 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shallan most popular?
Shallan reached peak popularity in 1977, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shallan is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shallan a female name?
Shallan is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shallan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shallan Smith, Shallan Johnson, Shallan 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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