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Girl name

Shalea

100% girls · last recorded 2010

Shalea has been given to about 389 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 382
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shalea per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1991 · 22
  • Born in 20250
  • All time389

How popular is Shalea?

Its best year was 1991, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 4620th. The typical living American called Shalea is about 32 years old today.

Names that sound like Shalea

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kalea0.75
  2. Alea0.75
  3. Shameka0.73
  4. Azalea0.71
  5. Shea0.70
  6. Salena0.69
  7. Shawna0.64
  8. Chelsea0.63

Middle names for Shalea

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shalea Josephine0.84
  2. Shalea Rose0.83
  3. Shalea Louise0.83
  4. Shalea June0.82
  5. Shalea Pearl0.82
  6. Shalea Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Shalea

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.70
  2. Dariusbrother · 0.69
  3. Alvarobrother · 0.69
  4. Karinasister · 0.69
  5. Alejandrasister · 0.68
  6. Nathanaelbrother · 0.67

Where Shalea is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shalea White0.78
    2. Shalea Reyes0.78
    3. Shalea Nguyen0.78
    4. Shalea Moore0.78
    5. Shalea Lee0.78
    6. Shalea Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shalea

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.