Is Shalin a boy or girl name?

Shalin is a unisex name. Of the 508 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 34.1% were girls and 65.9% were boys.

Shalin

Recorded 1975–2020 · United States

Shalin was most popular in 1977, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,224 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 508 people named Shalin.

Shalin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shalin’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shalin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shalin is a unisex name — 34.1% of the 508 Americans given it were girls and 65.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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