How Many People Are Named Shaelyn?
An estimated 3,412 people in the United States have the first name Shaelyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Shaelyn peaked in popularity in 2000 with 177 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaelyn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shaelyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,412
About 1 in 100,456 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2000
177 births
Total Registered
3,476
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaelyn
Shaelyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,476 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shaelyn as a female name
Ranked #6,101 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (177 births)
Shaelyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaelyn span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,534 babies were registered. Shaelyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shaelyn by Decade
How has Shaelyn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shaelyn by State
Birth registrations for Shaelyn span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Oregon, Nevada, Kansas. On average, about 50 Shaelyns were registered per state.
Shaelyn + Last Name Combinations
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Shaelyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaelyn?
We estimate approximately 3,412 people named Shaelyn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 100,456 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaelyn a common name?
Shaelyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,476 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaelyn most popular?
Shaelyn reached peak popularity in 2000, when 177 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaelyn is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaelyn a female name?
Shaelyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaelyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaelyn Smith, Shaelyn Johnson, Shaelyn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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