Is Shaylyn a boy or girl name?

Shaylyn is a girl’s name. Of the 2,109 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shaylyn

Recorded 1976–2025 · United States

Shaylyn was most popular in 1993, when 88 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,824 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,109 people named Shaylyn.

Shaylyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shaylyn’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shaylyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shaylyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,109 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 Shaylyn

Where Shaylyn 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