Girl’s name · Irish, English

Shaylee

How to say it: SHAY-lee · /ˈʃeɪli/

Modern phonetic elaboration of Shea (Irish Ó Séaghdha, 'descendant of Séaghdha'); the -lee suffix is an English addition.

Shaylee was the 2,282nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 50 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 70% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,787 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,282for girls in 2025
1 in 66,306US babies
50born in 2025
#3,787projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Shaylee
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,282
Babies born in 202550
Share of births1 in 66,306
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years−70%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#3,787
In France, 2025#625 among girls’ names, 20 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Shaylee is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 168 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Shaylee also love

Nicknames

  • Shay
  • Lee
  • Shaye

Other spellings

Honouring a Shaylee in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Shaylee is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Irish.

In France: #625 for girls in 2025.

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