Girls' name · since 1988
Shylynn
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 428 babies named Shylynn, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,270 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 428
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shylynn is the #11270 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 428 recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Shylynn recorded 428 times among girls since 1988, holding rank #11270 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #12,993 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,270 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 428 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shylynn ranks #12,993 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,270 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 428 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,270 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 428
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shylynn's 428 recorded births place it above 82.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Shylynn compares
428 Top 48% higher than 52% of 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
Shylynn's all-time total is 14% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shylynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 428 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shylynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shylynn's full recorded timeline at 2008, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shylynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Shylynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (196 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Shylynn's strongest decade.
196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Shylynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
196 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 196 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shylynn's data
- Shylynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (196 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Shylynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Shylynn 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.