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Girl name

Shaleta

100% girls · last recorded 1991

Shaleta has been given to about 107 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1988, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 103
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shaleta per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1988 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time107

How popular is Shaleta?

Its best year was 1988, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 6596th. The typical living American called Shaleta is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Shaleta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aleta0.79
  2. Shanta0.74
  3. Shasta0.74
  4. Shameka0.73
  5. Salena0.73
  6. Alta0.63
  7. Leta0.63
  8. Oleta0.63

Middle names for Shaleta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shaleta Rose0.85
  2. Shaleta Louise0.85
  3. Shaleta June0.84
  4. Shaleta Pearl0.84
  5. Shaleta Quinn0.84
  6. Shaleta Nell0.84

Sibling names for Shaleta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jeremybrother · 0.56
  2. Jamieeither · 0.55
  3. Christinasister · 0.53
  4. Jaimeeither · 0.53
  5. Amandasister · 0.53
  6. Aprilsister · 0.52

Where Shaleta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shaleta White0.80
    2. Shaleta Reyes0.80
    3. Shaleta Nguyen0.80
    4. Shaleta Moore0.80
    5. Shaleta Lee0.80
    6. Shaleta Hill0.80

    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 Shaleta

    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.