Shalin

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Shalin by the numbers

Shalin was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 15 babies in 1999, making it a 1990s name.

What we can tell you about Shalin

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shalin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Shaylin17 in the US (2017)
  • Shain9 in the US (2017)
  • Shalompeace130 in the US (2017)
  • Shaanpride, majesty37 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Shamirhard stone; a precious gem33 in the US (2017)
  • Sheliafairy woman; a form of Síle16 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Shalin

Names that are said the same way as Shalin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Names about as common as Shalin

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