How Many People Are Named Shale?
people named Shale are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,557,131 people in the US has this name
Based on 77 babies named Shale in Social Security records from 1972 to 2007, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
11 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Shale, 27.8% were girls and 72.2% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shale alive today is about 29 years old, and 69% are under 30.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shale first appears in the records in 1972 and was given most often in 1996, to 11 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2007.
Babies given the name each year, 1972 to 2007
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