Shalyn Girl
How popular is Shalyn?
Peaked in 2000
No babies were recorded with the name Shalyn in 2025. It was most used in 2000, when 98 girls got the name.
1,955living people named Shalyn (est.)
30median age of people named Shalyn
1,992babies named Shalyn since 1880
Shalyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 2000 (98 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,686 in 1999 |
| First recorded | 1966 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Shalyn 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.
Shalyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 | #5,641 |
| 1970s | 152 | #2,381 |
| 1980s | 402 | #2,088 |
| 1990s | 676 | #1,686 |
| 2000s | 617 | #1,772 |
| 2010s | 133 | #4,734 |
Questions
- Is Shalyn a boy or girl name?
- Shalyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shalyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Shalyn?
- No babies were recorded with the name Shalyn in 2025. It was most used in 2000, when 98 girls got the name.
- When was Shalyn most popular?
- Shalyn peaked in 2000, when 98 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,686 in 1999.
- How many people are named Shalyn?
- 1,992 babies have been named Shalyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,955 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
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.