Name Legacy

Shalyn

Recorded 1966–2018 · United States

Shalyn was most popular in 2000, when 98 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,048 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,992 people named Shalyn.

Most popular in2000
Rank that year#3,048
Births that year98
Total since 18801,992
Given to100% girls

Shalyn over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shalyn’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shalyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shalyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,992 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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Where Shalyn 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