Recorded 1996–2017 Girls' name Peak 1996 43 births

Shylar — girls' name

43 babies named Shylar in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

43 girls have been named Shylar since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

43
total births
1996–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Shylar was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shylar in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shylar

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Shylar between 1996 and 2017, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shylar currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shylar performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shylar shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shylar 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 43 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.

Shylar at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

43

Since 1996

22 years of records

Peak year

1996

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1996

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2017

Shylar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1996

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1996)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 20172012201120052004200119991996 6

Shylar by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
16 births that decade — 37% of Shylar's all-time total
1990s122000s162010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shylar?
43 babies have been named Shylar since 1996. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1996 with 6 births.
When was Shylar most popular?
Shylar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Shylar been used?
Shylar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 22 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Shylar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shyanne, Shyla, Shyann, Shylah, 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, 1996–2017 (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.