Shaylin
Shaylin was the 12985th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1966th; the most babies were born in 2003 (91). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,281 places. More babies were named Shaylin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,985 girls, down 5,078 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200391 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,901babies recorded
Shaylin popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 10 since 1996.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,985 | 7 |
| 2020 | #7,907 | 14 |
| 2010 | #2,721 | 66 |
| 2000 | #1,966 | 86 |
| 1990 | #4,842 | 20 |
| 1980 | #7,304 | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shaylin, counting every spelling?
Shaylin is a spelling of Shaelynn, a name family that had 83 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 83 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaelynn | 16 | #7,090 | 134 |
| Shaelyn | 18 | #6,516 | 131 |
| Shaylynn | 13 | #8,275 | 115 |
| Shaylin | 7 | #12,985 | 65 |
| Shaylyn | 9 | #10,791 | 52 |
| Sheilyn | 8 | #11,783 | 37 |
| Shailene | — | — | 35 |
| Shailyn | — | — | 32 |
| Shaylene | 6 | #14,683 | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Shaylin?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shaylin (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shaylin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shaylin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shaylin?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Shaylin are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 17 and 28. That makes Shaylin mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shaylin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shaylin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shaylin
How popular is the name Shaylin?
Shaylin was the 12985th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1966th; the most babies were born in 2003 (91). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,281 places. More babies were named Shaylin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Shaylin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shaylin in the US.