How Many People Are Named Shayleen?
An estimated 501 people in the United States have the first name Shayleen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Shayleen peaked in popularity in 1992 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shayleen 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 Shayleen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
501
About 1 in 684,140 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1992
23 births
Total Registered
519
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shayleen
Shayleen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 519 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shayleen as a female name
Ranked #14,967 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (23 births)
Shayleen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shayleen span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 155 babies were registered. Shayleen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shayleen by Decade
How has Shayleen 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.
Shayleen by State
Shayleen + Last Name Combinations
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Shayleen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shayleen?
We estimate approximately 501 people named Shayleen 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 684,140 Americans share this first name.
Is Shayleen a common name?
Shayleen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 519 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shayleen most popular?
Shayleen reached peak popularity in 1992, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shayleen is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shayleen a female name?
Shayleen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shayleen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shayleen Smith, Shayleen Johnson, Shayleen 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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