Is Shaylyn a boy or girl name?
Shaylyn was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,100 US babies named Shaylyn were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,959
- Babies named Shaylyn since 1976
- 2,100
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 88 babies
Boys and girls named Shaylyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 37 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 267 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 764 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 691 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 283 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 58 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,959 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,247 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,941 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,392 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,516 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,246 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,203 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,387 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,328 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,398 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,641 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,623 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,091 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,346 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,934 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,042 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,212 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,505 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,775 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,501 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,442 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,699 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,175 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,114 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,948 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,936 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,818 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,815 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,823 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,078 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,859 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,706 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,004 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,156 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,970 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,140 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,858 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,157 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,349 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,499 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,927 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,448 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,689 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,979 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,705 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,845 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,040 |
Highest rank
Shaylyn has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,706 in 1993. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shaylyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.