Girls' name · since 2003
Sheilyn
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 133 babies named Sheilyn, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,065 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,521 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 133
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
133 babies have been named Sheilyn since 2003, making it today's #11521 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sheilyn recorded 133 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #11521 nationally today, ahead of 33% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #24,065 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,521 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 133 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheilyn ranks #24,065 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,521 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 133 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,065 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,521 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 133
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sheilyn's 133 recorded births place it above 66.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Sheilyn compares
133 30th percentile among 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
Sheilyn's all-time total is 65% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sheilyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 133 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sheilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sheilyn splits its recorded history at 2015: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sheilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Sheilyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (69 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Sheilyn's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Sheilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 69 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sheilyn's data
- Sheilyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (69 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sheilyn: 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 (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Sheilyn 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.