Shalon*
#5,879 most common girls' name of all time · #9,944 across all names · 10% male / 90% female · used 1961–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#5,879
Rank overall
#9,944 of 105,966
First appeared
1961
Years on the list
51 of 146
All-time
1,316
Since 2016
5
Peak year
1977 #868
Best rank
#868 1977
Girls
Boys
peak 180/yr
Shalon first appears in 1961. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,270 |
| 2011 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,217 |
| 2010 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 2009 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,988 |
| 2008 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,741 |
| 2007 | 11 | — | 11 | #10,289 |
| 2006 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,782 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | 14 | #13,284 |
| 2004 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,869 |
| 2003 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,610 |
| 2002 | 9 | 5 | 14 | #10,423 |
| 2001 | 10 | 6 | 16 | #9,521 |
| 2000 | 11 | 7 | 18 | #8,704 |
| 1999 | 9 | 5 | 14 | #9,696 |
| 1998 | 14 | — | 14 | #6,836 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | 13 | #6,968 |
| 1996 | 13 | 5 | 18 | #6,861 |
| 1995 | 7 | 5 | 12 | #10,829 |
| 1994 | 14 | 9 | 23 | #6,446 |
| 1993 | 17 | — | 17 | #5,523 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | 12 | #7,225 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | 20 | #4,899 |
| 1990 | 23 | 5 | 28 | #4,293 |
| 1989 | 19 | 6 | 25 | #4,748 |
| 1988 | 18 | — | 18 | #4,750 |
| 1987 | 28 | 7 | 35 | #3,293 |
| 1986 | 31 | — | 31 | #3,019 |
| 1985 | 23 | 8 | 31 | #3,694 |
| 1984 | 25 | — | 25 | #3,394 |
| 1983 | 27 | — | 27 | #3,112 |
| 1982 | 30 | 5 | 35 | #2,999 |
| 1981 | 42 | — | 42 | #2,366 |
| 1980 | 49 | 9 | 58 | #2,118 |
| 1979 | 76 | 5 | 81 | #1,536 |
| 1978 | 57 | — | 57 | #1,795 |
| 1977 | 168 | 12 | 180 | #868 |
| 1976 | 92 | 6 | 98 | #1,233 |
| 1975 | 27 | 6 | 33 | #2,789 |
| 1974 | 33 | — | 33 | #2,389 |
| 1973 | 19 | 7 | 26 | #3,447 |
| 1972 | 26 | — | 26 | #2,734 |
| 1971 | 40 | — | 40 | #2,098 |
| 1970 | 25 | — | 25 | #2,847 |
| 1969 | 17 | — | 17 | #3,443 |
| 1968 | 18 | — | 18 | #3,165 |
| 1967 | 10 | — | 10 | #4,583 |
| 1966 | 14 | — | 14 | #3,547 |
| 1965 | 11 | — | 11 | #4,189 |
| 1964 | 10 | — | 10 | #4,622 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,394 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,552 |