Shaylynn
Shaylynn was the 8275th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1806th with 120 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,754 places. More babies were named Shaylynn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,275 girls, down 4,123 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009120 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,318babies recorded
Shaylynn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,275 | 13 |
| 2020 | #4,152 | 34 |
| 2010 | #2,422 | 78 |
| 2000 | #1,936 | 88 |
| 1990 | #4,356 | 23 |
| 1980 | #6,253 | 11 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shaylynn, counting every spelling?
Shaylynn 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 Shaylynn?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shaylynn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shaylynn 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shaylynn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shaylynn?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Shaylynn are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 15 and 28. That makes Shaylynn 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 Shaylynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shaylynn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shaylynn
How popular is the name Shaylynn?
Shaylynn was the 8275th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1806th with 120 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,754 places. More babies were named Shaylynn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Shaylynn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shaylynn in the US.