Recorded 2003–2015 Girls' name Peak 2015 11 births

Shelyn — girls' name

11 babies named Shelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

11 girls have been named Shelyn since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2015.

11
total births
2003–2015
years on record
2010s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Shelyn was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shelyn in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Shelyn between 2003 and 2015, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shelyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shelyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shelyn 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 11 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.

Shelyn at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

11

Since 2003

13 years of records

Peak year

2015

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

2003

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2015

Shelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2003

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2015)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 20152003 5

Shelyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6 births that decade — 55% of Shelyn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shelyn?
11 babies have been named Shelyn since 2003. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2015 with 6 births.
When was Shelyn most popular?
Shelyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Shelyn been used?
Shelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 13 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Shelyn?
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.

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, 2003–2015 (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.