Unisex name · since 1984
Shaylen
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 581 babies named Shaylen, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 581
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaylen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 581 have been recorded since 1984.
Shaylen has 581 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2024.
- #10,767 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 581 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaylen ranks #10,767 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 581 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 581
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaylen's 581 recorded births place it above 85.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Colorado.
Shaylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaylen's full recorded timeline at 2004, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaylen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Shaylen popularity over time - boys
32 total births recorded since 1993 (Shaylen as boys' name)
Shaylen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (274 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Shaylen's strongest decade.
274 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shaylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
274 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 274 births (47% of all-time use).
How Shaylen 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 Shaylen's total volume
Shaylen by state
Where Shaylen concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 581 births nationwide.
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- Shaylen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (274 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Colorado records the most Shaylens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Colorado 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 Shaylen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1984–2024 (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 Shaylen 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.