Shailene
Shailene is a feminine given name. Notable people with the given name include:Shailene Woodley, American actress Shailene Garnett, Canadian actress
Meaning & Origin of Shailene
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shailene is a feminine given name. Notable people with the given name include:Shailene Woodley, American actress Shailene Garnett, Canadian actress
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The Story of Shailene
Shailene first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 29 Shailenes were born — ranking #4,768 that year. As of 2026, Shailene ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, falling sharply (-50%). In total, more than 256 Shailenes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shailene
Shailene is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 256 births in the dataset. Shailene's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #4,768. Use the chart and map above to compare Shailene's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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