Girls' name · since 1998
Shylin
Shylin has 115 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,647 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 115
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shylin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 115 have been recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shylin has been recorded 115 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. 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 2014.
- #25,647 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 115 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shylin ranks #25,647 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 115 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,647 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 115
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shylin's 115 recorded births place it above 64.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shylin splits its recorded history at 2006: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shylin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2014
- Peak year (2008)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Shylin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (76 births, 66% of the file).
2000s was Shylin's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Shylin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 76 births (66% of all-time use).
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- Shylin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2010s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shylin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1998–2014 (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 Shylin 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.