Unisex name · since 2002
Shailen
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 80 babies named Shailen, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,853 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 80
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
80 babies have been named Shailen since 2002, making it today's #12853 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shailen has been recorded 80 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #12853 nationally and more common than 8% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #18,917 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,853 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 80 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shailen ranks #18,917 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,853 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 80 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,853 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 80
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shailen's 80 recorded births place it above 58.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shailen compares
80 23rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Shailen's all-time total is 78% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shailen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 80 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shailen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shailen splits its recorded history at 2012: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2019 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shailen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Shailen popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2004 (Shailen as girls' name)
Shailen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (39 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Shailen's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Shailen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 39 births (49% of all-time use).
Shailen by state
Where Shailen concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 6.3% |
5 of 80 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shailen's data
- Shailen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shailens (5 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 Shailen: 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 (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Shailen 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.