Girls' name · since 1979
Shealynn
825 babies named Shealynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,560 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,605 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 825
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
825 babies have been named Shealynn since 1979, making it today's #13605 girls' name.
Shealynn has 825 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13605 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of girls, 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 1979 to 2025.
- #8,560 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,605 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 825 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shealynn ranks #8,560 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,605 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 825 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,560 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,605 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 825
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shealynn's 825 recorded births place it above 88.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Arizona.
How Shealynn compares
825 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Shealynn's all-time total is 119% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shealynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 825 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shealynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shealynn splits its recorded history at 2003: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2023 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shealynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Shealynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (308 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Shealynn's strongest decade.
308 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Shealynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
164 births
- 2000s
2000s
308 births
- 2010s
2010s
236 births
- 2020s 47
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 308 births (37% of all-time use).
How Shealynn 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 Shealynn's total volume
Shealynn by state
Where Shealynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arizona | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
10 of 825 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shealynn's data
- Shealynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (308 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arizona records the most Shealynns (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arizona names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shealynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Shealynn 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.