Shaylyn Girl
How popular is Shaylyn?
#10,104 girl name in 2025
9 baby girls were named Shaylyn in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
2,079living people named Shaylyn (est.)
27median age of people named Shaylyn
2,109babies named Shaylyn since 1880
1 in 368,371US babies born in 2025
Shaylyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,104 for girls (▲ 1013 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-73% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,294 in 2015, #7,208 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1993 (88 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,690 in 1993 |
| First recorded | 1976 |
| 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 |
Shaylyn 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.
Shaylyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37 | #2,795 |
| 1980s | 267 | #2,114 |
| 1990s | 764 | #1,690 |
| 2000s | 691 | #1,934 |
| 2010s | 283 | #2,905 |
| 2020s | 67 | #6,702 |
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Questions
- Is Shaylyn a boy or girl name?
- Shaylyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shaylyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Shaylyn?
- 9 baby girls were named Shaylyn in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
- When was Shaylyn most popular?
- Shaylyn peaked in 1993, when 88 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,690 in 1993.
- How many people are named Shaylyn?
- 2,109 babies have been named Shaylyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,079 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
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.