Shalena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-LEE-na
- Origin
- Modern
Shalena is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shalena come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, Sha- + Lena
Is Shalena a girl's or a boy's name?
Shalena is a girls' name.
How popular is Shalena in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1977, with 47 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Shalena in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shalena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 25 | #4,094 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 40 | #2,915 |
| 1991 | 34 | #3,201 |
| 1990 | 37 | #3,017 |
| 1989 | 35 | #3,039 |
| 1988 | 26 | #3,580 |
| 1987 | 47 | #2,274 |
| 1986 | 36 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 46 | #2,221 |
| 1984 | 43 | #2,265 |
| 1983 | 38 | #2,432 |
| 1982 | 46 | #2,185 |
| 1981 | 42 | #2,342 |
| 1980 | 29 | #3,002 |
| 1979 | 41 | #2,304 |
| 1978 | 35 | #2,474 |
| 1977 | 47 | #2,026 |
| 1976 | 31 | #2,545 |
| 1975 | 22 | #3,155 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 22 | #3,014 |
| 1972 | 14 | #4,091 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
Names like Shalena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shayla, Kiana, Aisha, Sasha, Brianna, Sabrina, Shayna, Kiara, Samira, Samantha, Alisha, Briana
Names related to Shalena
Selena, Salina, Shaelyn, Shaelynn, Saleen, Salena, Shaylin, Shaylyn
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, “Shalena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shalena, updated 20 October 2026.