Shayne

#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · #3,513 for boys in 2025, 32 births
Given to boys 78.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1990 · 399 births
Debut · boys
13 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
10,741
since 1950

Shayne over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #1,364, 1974peak #484, 1990girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,88513#3,51332
2024#7,25115#3,98627
2023#8,05513#3,29336
2022#7,28115#3,69130
2021#9,56210#3,24236
2020#4,88026#3,27434
2019#4,77328#2,69447
2018#6,24819#2,21062
2017#4,14735#2,53250
2016#4,15735#1,84581
2015#3,76740#1,72989
2014#3,32648#1,87378
2013#3,40446#1,78281
2012#3,98838#1,535104
2011#3,55044#1,459112
2010#2,51473#1,245141
2009#2,27086#1,459114
2008#2,25387#1,175152
2007#3,42848#1,076172
2006#2,63168#1,073166
2005#2,82758#976178
2004#3,22447#939180
2003#2,77156#893188
2002#2,55461#862192
2001#2,76653#805208
2000#3,80833#724239
1999#3,71832#746216
1998#2,22164#714233
1997#2,22961#650252
1996#2,20761#605294
1995#2,30957#635266
1994#2,02669#567326
1993#1,75384#607292
1992#2,31856#554340
1991#2,66045#541351
1990#2,52347#484399
1989#2,98636#623253
1988#3,69025#549282
1987#3,25728#593233
1986#3,20328#640196
1985#2,60137#702157
1984#2,99229#823113
1983#2,85330#848106
1982#2,70434#766131
1981#2,84731#784123
1980#2,44039#708151
1979#2,99728#718145
1978#2,94227#626177
1977#2,38137#620183
1976#1,93646#621174
1975#1,96345#596183
1974#1,36476#533224
1973#1,37472#507236
1972#1,39471#569198
1971#1,87746#562208
1970#2,16037#541224
1969#1,89743#609166
1968#1,85541#600160
1967#2,43225#705110
1966#2,05832#698112
1965#2,29327#705111
1964#1,97536#76898
1963#2,70421#81686
1962#3,43814#85079
1961#2,67321#726112
1960#2,72920#1,15246
1959#2,86917#1,38732
1958#2,66319#1,44629
1957#2,82317#1,38832
1956#3,04815#2,36112
1955#2,22224#2,55810
1954#2,02727#1,88717
1953#2,30121#2,09914
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1950#3,9628#2,11113
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First appearance
1950

The first year at least five boys were named Shayne! It came in at #2,111, and was given to 13 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1952, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Shayne is popular in 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedNHWashington: #340 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,619 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedIDMontana: #182 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,030 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #353 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,940 boysMNIllinois: #611 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 10,115 boysILWisconsin: #353 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,652 boysWIMichigan: #534 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 9,566 boysMINew York: #649 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 11,422 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedRIOregon: #311 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,130 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedSDIowa: #254 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,688 boysIAIndiana: #378 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,092 boysINOhio: #510 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 10,241 boysOHPennsylvania: #412 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,367 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #651 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 10,100 boysCAUtah: #188 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,251 boysUTColorado: #291 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,377 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedNMKansas: #292 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,631 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #484 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,727 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Shayne, so not publishedGAHawaii: #192 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 890 boysHITexas: #890 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 16,294 boysTXFlorida: #655 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,761 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#182 · 1 in 1,030
  2. Utah#188 · 1 in 1,251
  3. Hawaii#192 · 1 in 890
  4. Iowa#254 · 1 in 2,688
  5. Colorado#291 · 1 in 2,377

Best ever in a state: #103 in New Hampshire, 1973.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#18251 in 1,030
Utah#188101 in 1,251
Hawaii#19271 in 890
Iowa#25481 in 2,688
Colorado#29181 in 2,377
Kansas#29261 in 2,631
Oregon#31151 in 3,130
Washington#34071 in 3,619
Minnesota#35351 in 5,940
Wisconsin#35361 in 5,652
Indiana#37891 in 5,092
Pennsylvania#412121 in 7,367
Louisiana#48471 in 4,727
Ohio#51091 in 10,241
Michigan#53481 in 9,566
Illinois#61191 in 10,115
New York#649121 in 11,422
California#651161 in 10,100
Florida#65551 in 10,761
Texas#89071 in 16,294
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Shayne
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 473 spots since 2024 (#3,986 → #3,513)
  • 239 spots since 2020 (#3,274 → #3,513)
  • 1,784 spots since 2015 (#1,729 → #3,513)
  • Biggest jump: 426 spots in 1961 (#1,152 → #726)
  • Biggest drop: 124 spots in 1962 (#726 → #850)
Rise & fade · boys
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1950
  • Peaked 1990 at #484 (399 births)
  • Births halved by 2002, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 45 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 45 yrs · run 1961–2005
Share of babies · boys
1 in 5,148
  • Highest: 1 in 5,148 boys born in 1990 were named Shayne (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 53,377 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 27.6% of all boys named Shayne (2,969) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1957
  • Mostly girls until 1956, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s166#1,387 (1959)#2,034
1960s1,080#600 (1968)#763
1970s1,952#507 (1973)#589
1980s1,745#549 (1988)#704
1990s2,969#484 (1990)#610
2000s1,789#724 (2000)#998
2010s845#1,245 (2010)#1,890
2020s195#3,242 (2021)#3,500

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Shayne in 1971

girls
#1,877
46 births · 1 in 36,170 girls
boys
#562
208 births · 1 in 8,502 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #1,877Shayne46

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #562Shayne208
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 36,170 of them was named Shayne, which outranked 80.5% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shayne
  1. #1,857Viviana47
  2. #1,857Winnie47
  3. #1,857Zina47
  4. #1,877Shayne46
  5. #1,877Anessa46
  6. #1,877Anitra46
  7. #1,877Antonio46
  8. #1,906Alva45
  9. #1,906Anabel45
  10. #1,906Anglia45

Tied with 28 names at #1,877; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 8,502 of them was named Shayne, which outranked 90.1% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shayne
  1. #559Bert209
  2. #559Colby209
  3. #559Vaughn209
  4. #562Shayne208
  5. #562Amos208
  6. #564Kory207
  7. #564Will207
  8. #564Winston207

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1971 →