Given name
Shaylene
“of the fairy palace”
In English use, Shaylene has a related form in Shayla. One Irish interpretation is “of the fairy palace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Shaylene has a related form in Shayla. One Irish interpretation is “of the fairy palace.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Shaylene has a related form in Shayla. An origin associated with Shayla is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shaylene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,000
- 0 boys · 1,000 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,683 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,683 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 48 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 784 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.
Shaylene’s family of names
In English usage, Shaylene has a related form in Shayla.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.