Shalea
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-LEE-a
- Origin
- Modern
Shalea is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shalea come from?
Modern: spelling of Shaleah; modern American coinage, Sha- + Leah
Meaning borrowed from Shaleah.
Is Shalea a girl's or a boy's name?
Shalea is a girls' name.
How popular is Shalea in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Shalea in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shalea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 20 | #4,878 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
Names like Shalea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shayla Samira Summer Safiya Aaliyah Aliya Kiana Salma Safia Samara Shayna Amira
Names related to Shalea
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, “Shalea: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shalea, updated 20 October 2026.