Is Shaelyn a boy or girl name?

Shaelyn is a girl’s name. Of the 3,494 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shaelyn

Recorded 1976–2025 · United States

Shaelyn was most popular in 2000, when 177 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,001 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,494 people named Shaelyn.

Shaelyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shaelyn’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shaelyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shaelyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,494 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shaelyn

Where Shaelyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org