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Shaleah

100% girls · last recorded 2020

Shaleah has been given to about 504 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 497
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shaleah per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2005 · 26
  • Born in 20250
  • All time504

How popular is Shaleah?

Its best year was 2005, when 26 babies were given the name, ranking 5091st. The typical living American called Shaleah is about 25 years old today.

Names that sound like Shaleah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aleah0.79
  2. Maleah0.79
  3. Kaleah0.79
  4. Sarah0.63
  5. Hannah0.63
  6. Leah0.63
  7. Selah0.63
  8. Sariah0.63

Middle names for Shaleah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shaleah Eve0.80
  2. Shaleah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Shaleah Josephine0.78
  4. Shaleah Anne0.78
  5. Shaleah Rose0.77
  6. Shaleah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Shaleah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Nathanaelbrother · 0.75
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.75
  3. Paulinasister · 0.75
  4. Ilianasister · 0.74
  5. Nikolasbrother · 0.74
  6. Dulcesister · 0.74

Where Shaleah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shaleah Anderson0.74
    2. Shaleah White0.72
    3. Shaleah Reyes0.72
    4. Shaleah Nguyen0.72
    5. Shaleah Moore0.72
    6. Shaleah Lee0.72

    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 Shaleah

    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.