US rank #10744 Girls' name Peak 2009 124 births

Sheilyn — #10744 US girls' name

124 babies named Sheilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s692010s182020s37
#10744
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 39% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Sheilyn was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

14 babies were named Sheilyn in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Sheilyn between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheilyn currently holds the #10744 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheilyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sheilyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheilyn 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 124 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.

Sheilyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

124

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2009

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,744

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sheilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
14
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
46810121416 20242022202020152009200720052003 5

Sheilyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
69 births that decade — 56% of Sheilyn's all-time total
2000s692010s182020s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheilyn?
124 babies have been named Sheilyn since 2003. It currently ranks #10744 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 14 births.
When was Sheilyn most popular?
Sheilyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Sheilyn been used?
Sheilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sheilyn?
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, 2003–2024 (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.