Shalie
A feminine name of English origin meaning "from the willow trees".
Name Census estimates that about 143 living Americans carry the first name Shalie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Shalie today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Shalie births was 1994 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Shalie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
143
~ 1 in 2,396,883 Americans
Peak year
1994
11 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2008 SSA rank
#17,152
Tracked since 1985
Census
Shalie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 203 people with the first name Shalie, which placed it at #38,074 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#38,074
National first-name rank
People counted
203
203 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
73.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shalie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shalie is White at 73.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.4%) and Black (7.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Shalie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Shalie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White73.4% · 149
- Two or more races9.4% · 19
- Black or African American7.4% · 15
- Hispanic or Latino6.4% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 2
Popularity
Shalie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Shalie from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 69 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shalie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Shalie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Shalie
The name Shalie is believed to have originated from the Old English word "scealu," which means "husk" or "shell." It was likely a descriptive name given to someone who lived near a body of water or worked with shells or husks.
In the 9th century, the name was recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as "Scealic," referring to a person from the village of Scealeswig, now known as Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex, England. This early spelling suggests that the name was initially used in the southern regions of England.
Shalie appears to have been a relatively uncommon name throughout history, with few notable figures bearing it. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Shalie de Vere, a minor noble who lived in Buckinghamshire, England, in the late 12th century.
In the 16th century, a woman named Shalie Wycliffe was mentioned in the parish records of Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England. She was likely a descendant of the renowned philosopher and theologian John Wycliffe, who played a significant role in the translation of the Bible into English.
During the 17th century, a Puritan woman named Shalie Brewster was among the early settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England. She is recorded as having arrived on the ship Arabella in 1630 and subsequently settled in the town of Plymouth.
In the late 18th century, a woman named Shalie Blackwood was a prominent figure in the abolitionist movement in Britain. She was known for her activism and her efforts to raise awareness about the inhumane conditions faced by enslaved people in the British colonies.
Another notable bearer of the name was Shalie Ainsworth, a 19th-century English painter and illustrator. She was renowned for her exquisite botanical illustrations and her contributions to the field of natural history art.
While the name Shalie has remained relatively uncommon throughout history, it carries a distinct connection to the natural world and hints at the lives and occupations of its early bearers.
People
Shalie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Shalie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Shalie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shalie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 143 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Shalie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,396,883 US residents.
Is Shalie a common name?
We classify Shalie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 69.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 147 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Shalie most popular?
The single biggest year for Shalie was 1994, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Shalie is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Shalie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 203 people with the name Shalie, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #38,074 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Shalie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Shalie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Shalie appears almost entirely female. Of the 198 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Shalie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shalie is White at 73.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.4%) and Black (7.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Shalie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Shalie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.4% (149 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Shalie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Shalie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Shalie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Shalie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Shalie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Shalie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Shalie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.