Unisex name · since 1975
Shalin
Shalin has 335 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,005 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 335
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shalin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 335 have been recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Shalin recorded 335 times among boys since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2020.
- #10,005 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 335 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalin ranks #10,005 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 335 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,005 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 335
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shalin's 335 recorded births place it above 77.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shalin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shalin splits its recorded history at 1998: 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 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shalin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2020
- Peak year (1999)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Shalin popularity over time - girls
173 total births recorded since 1977 (Shalin as girls' name)
Shalin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (96 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Shalin's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Shalin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 96 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shalin's data
- Shalin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (96 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shalin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1975–2020 (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 Shalin 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.