Shailey
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAY-lee
- Origin
- Modern
Shailey is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shailey come from?
Modern: likely a blend of Shay with Bailey or Hailey
Is Shailey a girl's or a boy's name?
Shailey is a girls' name.
How popular is Shailey in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Shailey in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shailey in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 26 | #5,374 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4,531 |
| 2002 | 25 | #4,763 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
Nicknames for Shailey
- Shay 100 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Shailey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan, Cassidy, Brynlee, Kinley, Kenley, Brylee, Keiry, Kennedy, Riley, Brooklyn, Braelynn, Kensley
Names related to Shailey
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shailey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shailey, updated 20 October 2026.