Is Shalaya a boy or girl name?

Shalaya is a girl’s name. Of the 595 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Shalaya

Recorded 1980–2025 · United States

Shalaya was most popular in 2001, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,253 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 595 people named Shalaya.

Shalaya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shalaya’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shalaya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shalaya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 595 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org