Is Shaylin a boy or girl name?

Shaylin is a girl’s name. Of the 1,901 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.5% were girls and 0.5% were boys.

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Shaylin

Recorded 1977–2025 · United States

Shaylin was most popular in 2003, when 91 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,379 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,901 people named Shaylin.

Shaylin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shaylin’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shaylin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shaylin is a girl’s name — 99.5% of the 1,901 Americans given it were girls and 0.5% 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 Shaylin

Where Shaylin is most concentrated

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

California 2.9×

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