Shalon Girl
How popular is Shalon?
#14,938 girl name in 2025
5 baby girls were named Shalon in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
1,263living people named Shalon (est.)
47median age of people named Shalon
1,316babies named Shalon since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Shalon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #14,938 for girls |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | New in the last 10 years |
| Peak year | 1977 (168 girls) |
| Highest rank | #868 in 1977 |
| First recorded | 1961 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Shalon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Shaylynn family of names ranked #2,466 for girls in 2025 (#2,054 the year before), with 46 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shaylynn | 13 | 28% |
| Shaylin | 7 | 15% |
| Shaylyn | 9 | 20% |
| Shaylene | 6 | 13% |
| Shailynn | 6 | 13% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Shalon by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91 | #3,056 |
| 1970s | 563 | #868 |
| 1980s | 292 | #2,096 |
| 1990s | 142 | #4,225 |
| 2000s | 88 | #8,527 |
| 2010s | 5 | #16,757 |
| 2020s | 5 | #14,938 |
Girl names about as popular as Shalon
Questions
- Is Shalon a boy or girl name?
- Shalon is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shalon were girls.
- How popular is the name Shalon?
- 5 baby girls were named Shalon in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
- When was Shalon most popular?
- Shalon peaked in 1977, when 168 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #868 in 1977.
- How many people are named Shalon?
- 1,316 babies have been named Shalon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,263 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 47.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.