Shaylyn
Shaylyn was the 10791st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1706th with 88 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,393 places. More babies were named Shaylyn in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,791 girls, down 3,272 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199388 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,109babies recorded
Shaylyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,791 | 9 |
| 2020 | #7,519 | 15 |
| 2010 | #2,934 | 59 |
| 2000 | #1,948 | 87 |
| 1990 | #1,970 | 70 |
| 1980 | #3,704 | 22 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shaylyn, counting every spelling?
Shaylyn 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 Shaylyn?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shaylyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shaylyn 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 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shaylyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shaylyn?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Shaylyn are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 19 and 33. That makes Shaylyn 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 Shaylyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shaylyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shaylyn
How popular is the name Shaylyn?
Shaylyn was the 10791st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1706th with 88 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,393 places. More babies were named Shaylyn in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Shaylyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shaylyn in the US.