Shaylon
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAY-lin
- Origin
- Modern
Shaylon is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shaylon come from?
Modern: spelling of Shaylin; blend of Shay and Lynn
Meaning borrowed from Shaylin.
Is Shaylon a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaylon is a girls' name.
How popular is Shaylon in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Shaylon in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shaylon in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Nicknames for Shaylon
- Shay 100 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Shaylon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Fallon, Kaitlyn, Rhiannon, Devyn, Kaylynn, Teagan, Kaylee, Brooklyn, Kayden, Logan, Brecken, Ashlyn
Names related to Shaylon
Shaelyn, Shaelynn, Shaylynn, Shaylin, Shaylyn, Shailyn, Shealyn, Shaylene
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Shaylon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaylon, updated 20 October 2026.