Shalin
Mostly boys · SHAH-lin · Sanskrit
Shalin is a name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shalin come from?
Sanskrit: Indian name, probably from Sanskrit shalin
- Say it
- SHAH-lin
Is Shalin a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Shalin has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Shalin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Shalin in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shalin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
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