Girls' name · since 1976
Shaelyn
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 3,494 babies named Shaelyn, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,265 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,391 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,494
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shaelyn is the #6391 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,494 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaelyn has been recorded 3,494 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #6391 nationally and more common than 63% of girls, 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 1976 to 2025.
- #3,265 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,391 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,494 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaelyn ranks #3,265 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,391 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,494 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,265 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,391 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,494
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaelyn's 3,494 recorded births place it above 95.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shaelyn compares
3,494 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shaelyn's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,494 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 177 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shaelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaelyn splits its recorded history at 2003: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 177 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 177
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Shaelyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,534 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Shaelyn's strongest decade.
1,534 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Shaelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 133
1980s
133 births
- 1990s
1990s
845 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,534 births
- 2010s
2010s
791 births
- 2020s 174
2020s
174 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,534 births (44% of all-time use).
How Shaelyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shaelyn's total volume
Shaelyn by state
Where Shaelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 274 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 141 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 120 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 109 | 3.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 108 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 104 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 98 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 62 | 1.8% |
274 of 3,494 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Shaelyn appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shaelyn's data
- Shaelyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,534 total births); usage has since declined to 174 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shaelyns (274 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Shaelyn 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.