Given name
Shaylee
“from the fairy palace; a fairy princess”
Shaylee is used as a given name. One interpretation is “from the fairy palace; a fairy princess.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “from the fairy palace; a fairy princess.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shaylee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,052
- 0 boys · 7,052 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 356 babies
- 2025
- 50
- #3,208 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 50 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,208 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 48.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 356 in 2007. In 2025, Michigan had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,826 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shaylee’s family of names
Shaylee has a related form in Shalee. Shaylee has a related form in Shailee. Shaylee has a related form in Shaylie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 18
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Shaylee
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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