Girls' name · since 1967
Shayleen
519 babies named Shayleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 519
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shayleen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 519 recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayleen has been recorded 519 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2024.
- #11,580 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 519 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayleen ranks #11,580 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 519 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 519
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shayleen's 519 recorded births place it above 83.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shayleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shayleen splits its recorded history at 1997: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shayleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2024
- Peak year (1992)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Shayleen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (155 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Shayleen's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Shayleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
145 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 155 births (30% of all-time use).
How Shayleen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shayleen's total volume
Shayleen by state
Where Shayleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 4.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
22 of 519 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Shayleen's decade-level peak was the 1990s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shayleens (22 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 Shayleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1967–2024 (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 Shayleen 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.