Boy or Girl

Is Shaylynn a boy or girl name?

Shaylynn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 22 girls and 0 boys were named Shaylynn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,305 US babies named Shaylynn were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#5,745
Babies named Shaylynn since 1974
2,305
Most popular year
2009
120 babies
Babies named Shaylynn each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Shaylynn from 1974 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200198020002020

Boys and girls named Shaylynn, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s031100%
1980s0147100%
1990s0557100%
2000s0887100%
2010s0547100%
2020s0136100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–22#5,745
20230–22#5,713
20220–28#4,883
20210–30#4,592
20200–34#4,152
20190–19#6,382
20180–35#4,131
20170–43#3,616
20160–53#3,133
20150–45#3,521
20140–73#2,491
20130–67#2,653
20120–72#2,541
20110–62#2,835
20100–78#2,421
20090–120#1,806
20080–115#1,860
20070–98#2,082
20060–86#2,247
20050–74#2,405
20040–72#2,393
20030–68#2,435
20020–71#2,304
20010–95#1,857
20000–88#1,936
19990–71#2,151
19980–85#1,828
19970–75#1,943
19960–60#2,249
19950–59#2,278
19940–52#2,456
19930–43#2,818
19920–42#2,863
19910–47#2,616
19900–23#4,356
19890–24#4,107
19880–28#3,467
19870–15#5,273
19860–14#5,418
19850–13#5,612
19840–11#6,219
19830–11#6,157
19820–12#5,845
19810–8#8,021
19800–11#6,253
19790–15#4,806
19780–0–
19770–6#9,430
19760–0–
19750–5#10,323
19740–5#9,966

Highest rank

Shaylynn has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,806 in 2009. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Shaylynn

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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.