Shalyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAL-in
- Origin
- Modern
Shalyn is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shalyn come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, Sha- + Lyn
Is Shalyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Shalyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Shalyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 98 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the girls named Shalyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shalyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,014 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6,145 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4,734 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 61 | #2,886 |
| 2007 | 45 | #3,600 |
| 2006 | 50 | #3,263 |
| 2005 | 51 | #3,077 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,804 |
| 2003 | 71 | #2,343 |
| 2002 | 91 | #1,932 |
| 2001 | 68 | #2,327 |
| 2000 | 98 | #1,772 |
| 1999 | 97 | #1,686 |
| 1998 | 71 | #2,063 |
| 1997 | 61 | #2,226 |
| 1996 | 65 | #2,103 |
| 1995 | 61 | #2,184 |
| 1994 | 54 | #2,376 |
| 1993 | 87 | #1,704 |
| 1992 | 78 | #1,826 |
| 1991 | 53 | #2,382 |
| 1990 | 49 | #2,459 |
| 1989 | 48 | #2,403 |
| 1988 | 55 | #2,088 |
| 1987 | 36 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 46 | #2,227 |
| 1985 | 39 | #2,483 |
| 1984 | 41 | #2,339 |
| 1983 | 37 | #2,474 |
| 1982 | 26 | #3,259 |
| 1981 | 36 | #2,563 |
| 1980 | 38 | #2,486 |
| 1979 | 28 | #2,997 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 37 | #2,381 |
| 1976 | 18 | #3,677 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
Names like Shalyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn, Devyn, Brooklyn, Ashlyn, Cassidy, Brynn, Teagan, Kaylee, Reagan, Kaylynn, Rhiannon, Fallon
Names related to Shalyn
Shaelyn, Shaelynn, Shaylynn, Shaylin, Shaylyn, Shealynn, Shailyn, Sheilyn
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shalyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shalyn, updated 20 October 2026.