Shalina
Feminine
Shalina is a three-syllable name with the soft Sha- at its front and the -lina of Carolina and Angelina at its end. It flows easily and ends gently.
How old is the name Shalina?
Shalina first appears in US birth records in 1971 — 54 years ago. The typical Shalina alive today was born around 1985, making them about 40 years old. About 500 people named Shalina are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Shalina most popular?
Shalina peaked in 1985, reaching #2860 nationally. See the whole 1985 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Shalina
Lina is the tail of many long names, Carolina, Angelina, Paulina, and it has stood as a name on its own for centuries. Shalina sets it after a soft Sha-, so the name glides from a hush to a lilt. It is a name built for its music, and it carries whatever meaning its family gives it.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records a meaning for Shalina. It joins Sha- to Lina, a short form of several longer names, and no record says who first built it.
Pronouncing Shalina
shuh-LEE-nuh
Stress on the middle syllable.
Nicknames for Shalina
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1971
- Most girls named
- 198532 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2860reached in 1985
- Change vs 2011
- 0.0%5 in 2017, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shalinas among us
people named Shalina are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Shalina sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is flowing and easy to say.
- Lina is a ready, classic short form.
- It will be spelled Shaleena or Chalina.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Shalinas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Shalina are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Shalina in 2025?
- Shalina is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Shalina with classmates?
- Shalina will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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