Is Shaleah a boy or girl name?

Shaleah is a girl’s name. Of the 504 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Shaleah

Recorded 1979–2020 · United States

Shaleah was most popular in 2005, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,311 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 504 people named Shaleah.

Shaleah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shaleah’s peak in 2005. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shaleah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shaleah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 504 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