Girls' name · since 1994
Shaelin
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 287 babies named Shaelin, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 287
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaelin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 287 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaelin has been recorded 287 times among girls since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2014.
- #16,309 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 287 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaelin ranks #16,309 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 287 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 287
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaelin's 287 recorded births place it above 77.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaelin splits its recorded history at 2004: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaelin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2014
- Peak year (2006)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Shaelin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (188 births, 66% of the file).
2000s was Shaelin's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Shaelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
188 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 188 births (66% of all-time use).
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- Shaelin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaelin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~20 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shaelin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.