Girls' name · since 1974
Shaylynn
2,318 babies named Shaylynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,019 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,318
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaylynn currently ranks #8019 among girls' names in America, with 2,318 babies recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaylynn has been recorded 2,318 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #8019 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #4,261 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,019 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,318 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaylynn ranks #4,261 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,019 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,318 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,019 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,318
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shaylynn's 2,318 recorded births place it above 94.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shaylynn compares
2,318 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Shaylynn's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaylynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,318 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 120 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shaylynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaylynn's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 120, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaylynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 120
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Shaylynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (887 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Shaylynn's strongest decade.
887 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Shaylynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 147
1980s
147 births
- 1990s
1990s
557 births
- 2000s
2000s
887 births
- 2010s
2010s
547 births
- 2020s 149
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 887 births (38% of all-time use).
How Shaylynn 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 Shaylynn's total volume
Shaylynn by state
Where Shaylynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 85 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Utah | | 77 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 64 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 47 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 41 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Washington | | 38 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 36 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 21 | 0.9% |
85 of 2,318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Shaylynn appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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- Shaylynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (887 total births); usage has since declined to 149 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shaylynns (85 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 Shaylynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Shaylynn 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.