How Many People Are Named Shalynn?
An estimated 1,442 people in the United States have the first name Shalynn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Shalynn peaked in popularity in 1995 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shalynn 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 Shalynn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,442
About 1 in 237,694 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1995
65 births
Total Registered
1,488
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shalynn
Shalynn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,488 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shalynn as a female name
Ranked #15,032 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1995 (65 births)
Shalynn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shalynn span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 482 babies were registered. Shalynn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shalynn by Decade
How has Shalynn 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.
Shalynn by State
Birth registrations for Shalynn span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Oregon, Oklahoma. On average, about 20 Shalynns were registered per state.
Shalynn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shalynn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shalynn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shalynn?
We estimate approximately 1,442 people named Shalynn 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 237,694 Americans share this first name.
Is Shalynn a common name?
Shalynn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,488 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shalynn most popular?
Shalynn reached peak popularity in 1995, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shalynn is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shalynn a female name?
Shalynn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shalynn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shalynn Smith, Shalynn Johnson, Shalynn 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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