Recorded 1994–2014 Girls' name Peak 2006 287 births

Shaelin — girls' name

287 babies named Shaelin in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s712000s1882010s28

The verdict

287 girls have been named Shaelin since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.

287
total births
1994–2014
years on record
2000s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Shaelin was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

32 babies were named Shaelin in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaelin

The Social Security Administration has registered 287 babies named Shaelin between 1994 and 2014, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaelin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaelin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 188 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shaelin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaelin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 287 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shaelin at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

287

Since 1994

21 years of records

Peak year

2006

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1994

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2014

Shaelin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1994

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2006)
32
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Shaelin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
188 births that decade — 66% of Shaelin's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaelin?
287 babies have been named Shaelin since 1994. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2006 with 32 births.
When was Shaelin most popular?
Shaelin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Shaelin been used?
Shaelin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 21 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Shaelin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.