Recorded 1993–2019 Girls' name Peak 2008 180 births

Shilynn — girls' name

180 babies named Shilynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s292000s1082010s43

The verdict

180 girls have been named Shilynn since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

180
total births
1993–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Shilynn was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

20 babies were named Shilynn in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shilynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 180 babies named Shilynn between 1993 and 2019, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shilynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shilynn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shilynn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shilynn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shilynn 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 180 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.

Shilynn at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

180

Since 1993

27 years of records

Peak year

2008

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1993

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2019

Shilynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1993

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2008)
20
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0510152025 20192016201020072004200019961993 8

Shilynn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
108 births that decade — 60% of Shilynn's all-time total
1990s292000s1082010s43

Shilynn by state

Where Shilynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shilynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 2.8%
Ohio share of Shilynn's total US births 2.8%

5 of 180 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shilynn?
180 babies have been named Shilynn since 1993. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2008 with 20 births.
When was Shilynn most popular?
Shilynn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Shilynn most popular?
The top states for the name Shilynn are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Shilynn been used?
Shilynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 27 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Shilynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shira, Shirlee, 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, 1993–2019 (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.