Recorded 1998–2014 Girls' name Peak 2008 115 births

Shylin — girls' name

115 babies named Shylin in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s762010s26

The verdict

115 girls have been named Shylin since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.

115
total births
1998–2014
years on record
2000s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Shylin was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

16 babies were named Shylin in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shylin

The Social Security Administration has registered 115 babies named Shylin between 1998 and 2014, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shylin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shylin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shylin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shylin 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 115 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.

Shylin at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

115

Since 1998

17 years of records

Peak year

2008

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1998

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2014

Shylin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1998

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2008)
16
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 20142011200920072005200320001998 7

Shylin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
76 births that decade — 66% of Shylin's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shylin?
115 babies have been named Shylin since 1998. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2008 with 16 births.
When was Shylin most popular?
Shylin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Shylin been used?
Shylin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 17 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Shylin?
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, 1998–2014 (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.