Shaylan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHAY-lun
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
Shaylan is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
Where does Shaylan come from?
Modern: blend of Shay with a -lan ending
Is Shaylan a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaylan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shaylan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Shaylan, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Shaylan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Shaylan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
How popular is Shaylan 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 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the girls named Shaylan in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shaylan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
Nicknames for Shaylan
- Shay 100 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Shaylan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Musa Zayan Ahmed Zayaan Ibrahim Rayyan Abdullah Mustafa Azaan Zayd Ayaan
Names related to Shaylan
Shaylen Shaylon Shaelyn Shaelynn Shaylynn Shaylin Shaylyn Shailyn Shealyn Shaylene
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Shaylan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaylan, updated 20 October 2026.