Shaylyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAY-lin
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #10,104 for girls
Shaylyn is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,104th for girls in the US (9 babies).
Where does Shaylyn come from?
Modern: spelling of Shaylynn; blend of Shay and Lynn
Meaning borrowed from Shaylynn.
Is Shaylyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaylyn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shaylyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,104th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 180,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the US were named Shaylyn, making it the 10,104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,208th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 88 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Shaylyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 98 girls in the US were given Shaylyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,714, up from #10,104 for this spelling alone.
Shaylyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,104 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 33 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 31 | #4,542 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5,484 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 49 | #3,302 |
| 2010 | 59 | #2,905 |
| 2009 | 57 | #2,999 |
| 2008 | 53 | #3,157 |
| 2007 | 75 | #2,485 |
| 2006 | 64 | #2,757 |
| 2005 | 70 | #2,478 |
| 2004 | 70 | #2,421 |
| 2003 | 59 | #2,670 |
| 2002 | 77 | #2,155 |
| 2001 | 79 | #2,092 |
| 2000 | 87 | #1,934 |
| 1999 | 82 | #1,911 |
| 1998 | 86 | #1,798 |
| 1997 | 83 | #1,799 |
| 1996 | 81 | #1,804 |
| 1995 | 66 | #2,047 |
| 1994 | 77 | #1,836 |
| 1993 | 88 | #1,690 |
| 1992 | 69 | #1,982 |
| 1991 | 62 | #2,130 |
| 1990 | 70 | #1,948 |
| 1989 | 58 | #2,114 |
| 1988 | 37 | #2,798 |
| 1987 | 30 | #3,098 |
| 1986 | 27 | #3,275 |
| 1985 | 25 | #3,418 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,526 |
| 1981 | 20 | #3,858 |
| 1980 | 22 | #3,609 |
| 1979 | 31 | #2,795 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
Nicknames for Shaylyn
- Shay 100 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Shaylyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brooklyn, Kaitlyn, Teagan, Devyn, Ashlyn, Brynn, Kaylee, Cassidy, Reagan, Logan, Eden, Raelynn
Other spellings of Shaylyn
Shaelyn, Shaelynn, Shaylynn, Sheylin, Sheilyn, Shaylin, Shailynn, Shealynn, Shealyn
Names related to Shaylyn
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, 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, “Shaylyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaylyn, updated 20 October 2026.