Admirable or hawk-like lake
A modern American invention, likely combining the Irish name Shea, meaning 'admirable' or 'hawk-like', with the popular suffix -lyn, meaning 'lake'. It represents a blend of traditional Gaelic roots with contemporary naming trends.
Less common today
Shaelyn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,149 in 2000.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Daughter of actors Taran Killam and Cobie Smulders
