girl's name
Shaylene
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,375
Shaylene is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1993, when 48 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
Shaylene over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 |
| 1970s | 75 |
| 1980s | 228 |
| 1990s | 353 |
| 2000s | 194 |
| 2010s | 109 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 33 |
How popular is Shaylene?
In 2025, Shaylene was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Shaylene is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Shaylene
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shaylene also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shaylene over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shaylene
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shaylene — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shaylene
How popular is the name Shaylene?
In 2025, Shaylene was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Shaylene a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaylene is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shaylene most popular?
Shaylene peaked in 1993, when 48 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Shaylene a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shaylene currently ranks #13,743 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.