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unisex name

Shale

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 95

Shale is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 22% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2007 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1996, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1972.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Shale over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2007, not a full ten years.

49
'70 '90 '00
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Births named Shale by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 8
1990s 49
2000s (to 2007) 20

How popular is Shale?

In 2007, Shale was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Shale is used

Canada #2,990 5 in 2011
United States #19,865 5 in 2007

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Shale

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Shale also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shale over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Shale

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shale — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Shale

How popular is the name Shale?

In 2007, Shale was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Shale a girl's or a boy's name?

Shale is used for both girls and boys. About 22% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Shale?

Shale has 1 syllable.

When was Shale most popular?

Shale peaked in 1996, when 11 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.