Admirable or hawk-like by the lake
Shaylinn is a modern American invention, likely created by blending the Irish-derived name Shea, meaning 'admirable' or 'hawk-like', with the popular suffix -lynn, which refers to a lake. It follows the contemporary trend of adding melodic endings to established Gaelic roots.
Less common today
Shaylinn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #10,075 in 2002.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
