Girls' name · since 1976
Shaylyn
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 2,109 babies named Shaylyn, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,302 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,109
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,109 babies have been named Shaylyn since 1976, making it today's #10302 girls' name.
Shaylyn has 2,109 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10302 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #4,549 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,302 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,109 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaylyn ranks #4,549 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,302 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,109 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,302 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,109
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaylyn's 2,109 recorded births place it above 93.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shaylyn compares
2,109 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shaylyn's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaylyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,109 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shaylyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaylyn's full recorded timeline at 2002, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 88 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaylyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Shaylyn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (764 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Shaylyn's strongest decade.
764 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Shaylyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 267
1980s
267 births
- 1990s
1990s
764 births
- 2000s
2000s
691 births
- 2010s 283
2010s
283 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 764 births (36% of all-time use).
How Shaylyn 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 Shaylyn's total volume
Shaylyn by state
Where Shaylyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 104 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Utah | | 58 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 40 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 36 | 1.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 24 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 23 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Texas | | 23 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 21 | 1.0% |
104 of 2,109 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Shaylyn appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shaylyn's data
- Shaylyn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (764 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shaylyns (104 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 Shaylyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Shaylyn 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.