Girls' name · since 1976
Shallyn
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 85 babies named Shallyn, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 85
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
85 girls have been named Shallyn since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shallyn recorded 85 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2003.
- #29,016 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 85 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shallyn ranks #29,016 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 85 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #29,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 85
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shallyn's 85 recorded births place it above 59.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shallyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shallyn splits its recorded history at 1988: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shallyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2003
- Peak year (1977)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Shallyn by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (33 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Shallyn's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shallyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 33 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Shallyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 2000s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Shallyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1976–2003 (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 Shallyn 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.