Girls' name · since 1998
Sheylin
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 174 babies named Sheylin, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,771 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 174
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
174 babies have been named Sheylin since 1998, making it today's #9771 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheylin has been recorded 174 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #9771 nationally and more common than 44% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #21,289 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,771 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 174 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheylin ranks #21,289 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,771 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 174 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,771 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 174
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sheylin's 174 recorded births place it above 70.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sheylin compares
174 34th 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
Sheylin's all-time total is 54% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sheylin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 174 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sheylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sheylin's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sheylin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Sheylin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (69 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Sheylin's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Sheylin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 69 births (40% of all-time use).
Sheylin by state
Where Sheylin concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 174 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sheylin's data
- Sheylin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (69 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sheylins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sheylin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Sheylin 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.