Shaylor
Of unknown origin, a modern name coined by combining the names "Shay" and "Taylor".
Name Census estimates that about 10 living Americans carry the first name Shaylor. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Shaylor today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Shaylor births was 1996 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Shaylor. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Shaylor. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
10
~ 1 in 34,275,434 Americans
Peak year
1996
5 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2000 SSA rank
#11,858
Tracked since 1996
Census
Shaylor in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 118 people with the first name Shaylor, which placed it at #50,661 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#50,661
National first-name rank
People counted
118
118 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
69.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shaylor
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shaylor is White at 69.5%. The next largest groups are Black (18.6%) and Two or More Races (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Shaylor described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Shaylor at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White69.5% · 82
- Black or African American18.6% · 22
- Two or more races4.2% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 2
Popularity
Shaylor: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Shaylor from the 1990s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 5 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shaylor by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Shaylor during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Shaylor
The given name Shaylor is a relatively obscure one with roots that can be traced back to the ancient Celtic regions of northwestern Europe. It is believed to have originated as a variant spelling of the Old Irish name Seitheallach, which itself is derived from the Gaelic words seithe, meaning "hunter," and allach, meaning "prosperous" or "wealthy."
In its earliest recorded instances, the name Shaylor was primarily found among the Celtic tribes that inhabited what is now modern-day Ireland and parts of Scotland and Wales. Some linguists have suggested that it may have been related to the Old Welsh name Seithwallon, which shares similar linguistic roots.
While there are no known references to the name Shaylor in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it does appear sporadically in historical records from the medieval period. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Shaylor ap Meredith, a Welsh warrior who fought alongside King Edward I of England during the conquest of Wales in the late 13th century.
Another notable figure was Shaylor O'Donnell, an Irish chieftain who led a rebellion against English rule in the early 16th century. His exploits were documented in several contemporary accounts, including the Annals of the Four Masters, a chronicle of Irish history compiled by Franciscan monks in the early 17th century.
In the 17th century, a Shaylor Boleyn was recorded as a member of the English gentry, though little is known about his life or accomplishments. A century later, a Shaylor Fitzpatrick (1738-1816) was an Irish-born soldier who fought for the British during the American Revolutionary War and later served as a colonial administrator in Canada.
One of the most famous bearers of the name was Shaylor Whitehead (1823-1896), a British industrialist and philanthropist who made his fortune in the textile industry. He was a prominent figure in the city of Manchester and was instrumental in the establishment of several educational institutions and cultural organizations.
While the name Shaylor has remained relatively uncommon throughout history, it has maintained a certain mystique and allure, perhaps due to its ancient Celtic origins and the notable individuals who have borne it over the centuries.
People
Shaylor + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Shaylor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Shaylor: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaylor?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 10 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Shaylor going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 34,275,434 US residents.
Is Shaylor a common name?
We classify Shaylor as "Very Rare". It ranks above 28.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 10 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Shaylor most popular?
The single biggest year for Shaylor was 1996, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Shaylor is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Shaylor in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 118 people with the name Shaylor, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #50,661 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Shaylor in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Shaylor?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Shaylor on both sides of the split. Of the 114 people counted with this name, 70 were male (61.4%) and 44 were female (38.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Shaylor?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shaylor is White at 69.5%. The next largest groups are Black (18.6%) and Two or More Races (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Shaylor most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Shaylor in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.5% (82 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Shaylor in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Shaylor a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Shaylor in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Shaylor still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Shaylor in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Shaylor can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Shaylor as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.