US rank #9861 Girls' name Peak 2023 164 births

Sheylin — #9861 US girls' name

164 babies named Sheylin in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s452010s692020s43
#9861
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Sheylin was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

17 babies were named Sheylin in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheylin

The Social Security Administration has registered 164 babies named Sheylin between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheylin currently holds the #9861 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheylin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sheylin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sheylin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheylin 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 164 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.

Sheylin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

164

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2023

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,861

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sheylin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
17
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 20242020201720132010200720041998 7

Sheylin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
69 births that decade — 42% of Sheylin's all-time total
1990s72000s452010s692020s43

Sheylin by state

Where Sheylin concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sheylin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.0%
California share of Sheylin's total US births 3.0%

5 of 164 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheylin?
164 babies have been named Sheylin since 1998. It currently ranks #9861 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 17 births.
When was Sheylin most popular?
Sheylin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Sheylin most popular?
The top states for the name Sheylin are California (5 births).
How long has the name Sheylin been used?
Sheylin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sheylin?
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, 1998–2024 (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.