Shaylan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Shaylan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Shaylan: Recorded since 2001, it reached #1,511 in 2015, and it stood at #4,270 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
23times a registrar ranked it
24years from first to last
#1511highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2001–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2001	#2587
2002	#3225
2004	#2578
2005	#2174
2006	#2870
2007	#2435
2008	#3687
2009	#2837
2010	#1724
2011	#1909
2012	#1852
2013	#2055
2014	#1630
2015	#1511
2016	#1903
2017	#2052
2018	#1786
2019	#3937
2020	#2682
2021	#2493
2022	#3048
2023	#2160
2024	#4270

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 23 of the 24 years from 2001 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2001–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2001
First recorded at #2587 among boys in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2001–2024
Highest recorded position: #1511 among boys in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 2001–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Shaylan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Shaylan in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	41	8 of 10	5
2010sbusiest	116	10 of 10	12
2020s	35	5 of 10	7

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 12 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Shaylan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2001 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1511 in England and Wales in 2015.

Shaylan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#4270	4	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2160	10	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3048	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2493	8	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2682	7	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3937	4	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1786	13	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2052	11	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1903	12	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1511	16	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1630	14	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2055	10	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1852	12	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1909	11	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1724	13	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2837	6	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3687	4	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2435	7	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2870	5	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2174	7	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2578	5	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#3225	3	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2587	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2001 and 2024, ranked in 23 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,511, first reached in 2015.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 16 births, registered in England and Wales in 2015.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
21 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#4,270position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
16births registered in its largest year, 2015Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Shayma · #1151, 27y
Shayna · #488, 27y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Tafari · #1511, 26y
Mishal · #1512, 24y
Corby · #1513, 21y
Danilo · #1513, 24y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Aarib · #1511, 13y
Coben · #1507, 22y
Jahziah · #1507, 18y
Aariyan · #1506, 19y

Shaylan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Shaylan without appearing here.

Shaylan moved ahead of

Brooke Compare
In 2009 they stood at #2837 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #1724 and #4678.
Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3048 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2160 and #4991.
Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2837 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #2055 and #4685.
Kim Compare
In 2009 they stood at #2837 and #2544 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #1724 and #3865.

Moved ahead of Shaylan

Mathias Compare
In 2001 they stood at #2587 and #3134 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #3225 and #1322.
Rune Compare
In 2018 they stood at #1786 and #4749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3937 and #2104.
Malin Compare
In 2018 they stood at #1786 and #4749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3937 and #2728.
Matheo Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2493 and #3017 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #3048 and #2018.

Moved the opposite way to Shaylan

Albie Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Shaylan went from #2587 to #4270 while Albie went from #728 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Shaylan went from #2587 to #4270 while Alfie went from #54 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Shaylan went from #2587 to #4270 while Alfred went from #149 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Shaylan went from #2587 to #4270 while Archie went from #60 to #10.

Moved the same way as Shaylan

Aaron Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Shaylan went from #2587 to #4270 and Aaron from #40 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Shaylan went from #2587 to #4270 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Shaylan went from #2587 to #4270 and Alan from #270 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Shaylan went from #2587 to #4270 and Alex from #45 to #171.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2001 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1511 in England and Wales in 2015. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Shaylan

Shaylan at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Shaylan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Shaylan at a glance

Shaylan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Shaylan and the names beside it

Shaylan moved ahead of

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