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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Shalyn

Shalyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1705th; the most babies were born in 2000 (98). More babies were named Shalyn in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
200098 babies
Total since 1880
1,992babies recorded

Shalyn popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#4,84330
2000#1,78998
1990#2,48549
1980#2,52638
1970#5,33110
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Shalyn, counting every spelling?

Shalyn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Shalyn?

About 1,900 people born in the US named Shalyn are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 23 and 38. That makes Shalyn mostly worn by children and young adults.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Shalyn by state

How common Shalyn was among girls born in each state in 1998–2002, around its peak. In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIL0.03Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIN0.04Ohio: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOH0.05Pennsylvania: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesPA0.04New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesKY0.05West Virginia: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesWV0.14Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNC0.02South Carolina: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesSC0.07District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOK0.07Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesFL0.03
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Shalyn, girls, 1998–2002. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Shalyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shalyn, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Shalyn

How popular is the name Shalyn?

Shalyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1705th; the most babies were born in 2000 (98). More babies were named Shalyn in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Shalyn a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,992 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Shalyn most popular?

In 1998–2002, Shalyn was most common in West Virginia (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and South Carolina.