Unisex name · since 1981
Shaylan
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 328 babies named Shaylan, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,190 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 328
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaylan sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 328 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Shaylan recorded 328 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1981 to 2021.
- #15,190 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 328 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaylan ranks #15,190 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 328 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,190 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 328
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaylan's 328 recorded births place it above 79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaylan's full recorded timeline at 1999, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaylan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2021
- Peak year (2000)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Shaylan popularity over time - boys
60 total births recorded since 1993 (Shaylan as boys' name)
Shaylan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (159 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Shaylan's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Shaylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
159 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 159 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Shaylan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (159 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 Shaylan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1981–2021 (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 Shaylan 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.