Girls' name · since 1975
Shealyn
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 1,283 babies named Shealyn, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,362 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,283
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shealyn is the #15362 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,283 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shealyn has been recorded 1,283 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #15362 nationally and more common than 11% 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 1975 to 2025.
- #6,345 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,362 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,283 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shealyn ranks #6,345 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,362 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,283 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,362 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,283
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shealyn's 1,283 recorded births place it above 91.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shealyn compares
1,283 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Shealyn's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shealyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,283 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shealyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shealyn splits its recorded history at 2002: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shealyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Shealyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (549 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Shealyn's strongest decade.
549 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Shealyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 120
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
340 births
- 2000s
2000s
549 births
- 2010s
2010s
227 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 549 births (43% of all-time use).
How Shealyn 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 Shealyn's total volume
Shealyn by state
Where Shealyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 51 | 4.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 27 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Texas | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 6 | 0.5% |
51 of 1,283 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Shealyn appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shealyn's data
- Shealyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (549 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shealyns (51 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shealyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Shealyn 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.