Recorded 1976–2003 Girls' name Peak 1977 85 births

Shallyn — girls' name

85 babies named Shallyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s331980s131990s262000s13

The verdict

85 girls have been named Shallyn since 1976, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2003.

85
total births
1976–2003
years on record
1970s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Shallyn was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

14 babies were named Shallyn in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shallyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Shallyn between 1976 and 2003, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shallyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shallyn performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shallyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shallyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 85 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shallyn at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

85

Since 1976

28 years of records

Peak year

1977

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1976

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2003

Shallyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1976

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1977)
14
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
46810121416 20032002199519931992198819821979197819771976 5

Shallyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
33 births that decade — 39% of Shallyn's all-time total
1970s331980s131990s262000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shallyn?
85 babies have been named Shallyn since 1976. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1977 with 14 births.
When was Shallyn most popular?
Shallyn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Shallyn been used?
Shallyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 28 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Shallyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.