US rank #15758 Girls' name Peak 2012 819 births

Shealynn — #15758 US girls' name

819 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.

1970s61980s641990s1642000s3082010s2362020s41
#15758
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Shealynn was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

40 babies were named Shealynn in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shealynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 819 babies named Shealynn between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shealynn currently holds the #15758 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shealynn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 308 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shealynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arizona, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Shealynn in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shealynn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 819 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shealynn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

819

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2012

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,758

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shealynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
40
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Shealynn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
308 births that decade — 38% of Shealynn's all-time total
1970s61980s641990s1642000s3082010s2362020s41

Shealynn by state

Where Shealynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Shealynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arizona
10 1.2%
#2 California
10 1.2%
#3 New York
5 0.6%
Arizona share of Shealynn's total US births 1.2%
Even split

10 of 819 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shealynn?
819 babies have been named Shealynn since 1979. It currently ranks #15758 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 40 births.
When was Shealynn most popular?
Shealynn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 308 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Shealynn most popular?
The top states for the name Shealynn are Arizona (10 births), California (10 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Shealynn been used?
Shealynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shealynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.