Admirable or hawk-like
Shaylin is a modern American invention likely combining the Irish name Shea, meaning 'admirable' or 'stately', with the popular 'lyn' suffix. Alternatively, it is sometimes associated with the Gaelic word 'seabhac', meaning 'hawk'. It represents the 21st-century trend of creating melodic, multi-syllabic feminine names.
Less common today
Shaylin isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,964 in 2000.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
