Is Shailyn a boy or girl name?

Shailyn is a girl’s name. Of the 829 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Shailyn

Recorded 1982–2024 · United States

Shailyn was most popular in 2001, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,938 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 829 people named Shailyn.

Shailyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shailyn’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shailyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shailyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 829 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.

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