Shalon
Shalon was the 16897th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 868th with 168 babies. More babies were named Shalon in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #16,897 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1977168 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,316babies recorded
Shalon popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 130 since 1973.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,897 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #9,051 | 11 |
| 1990 | #4,350 | 23 |
| 1980 | #2,123 | 49 |
| 1970 | #2,839 | 25 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shalon, counting every spelling?
Shalon is a spelling of Shalynn, a name family that had 5 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 5 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
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Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Shalon?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shalon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shalon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shalon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shalon?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Shalon are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 39 and 50. That makes Shalon mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shalon by state
How common Shalon was among girls born in each state in 1975–1979, around its peak. In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shalon: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shalon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shalon
How popular is the name Shalon?
Shalon was the 16897th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 868th with 168 babies. More babies were named Shalon in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Shalon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shalon in the US.
Where was Shalon most popular?
In 1975–1979, Shalon was most common in Utah (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and Mississippi.