Girls' name · since 1985
Shaelynn
1,940 babies named Shaelynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,799 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,968 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,940
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,940 babies have been named Shaelynn since 1985, making it today's #6968 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaelynn has been recorded 1,940 times among girls since 1985, currently ranked #6968 nationally and more common than 60% 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 1985 to 2025.
- #4,799 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,968 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,940 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaelynn ranks #4,799 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,968 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,940 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,799 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,968 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,940
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaelynn's 1,940 recorded births place it above 93.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Shaelynn compares
1,940 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Shaelynn's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaelynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,940 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shaelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaelynn splits its recorded history at 2005: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 85 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaelynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Shaelynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (702 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Shaelynn's strongest decade.
702 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Shaelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
403 births
- 2000s
2000s
702 births
- 2010s
2010s
610 births
- 2020s 171
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 702 births (36% of all-time use).
How Shaelynn 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 Shaelynn's total volume
Shaelynn by state
Where Shaelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 53 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Utah | | 51 | 2.6% |
| #3 | California | | 48 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 46 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Washington | | 31 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 17 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 16 | 0.8% |
53 of 1,940 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Shaelynn appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shaelynn's data
- Shaelynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (702 total births); usage has since declined to 171 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Shaelynns (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Shaelynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Shaelynn 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.