Girls' name · since 1968
Shaina
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 11,992 babies named Shaina, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,496 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,397 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,992
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaina currently ranks #2397 among girls' names in America, with 11,992 babies recorded since 1968.
Shaina has 11,992 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2397 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #1,496 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,397 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,992 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaina ranks #1,496 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,397 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,992 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,496 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,397 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,992
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaina's 11,992 recorded births place it above 97.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Shaina compares
11,992 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shaina's all-time total is 32x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,992 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 770 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shaina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaina's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 770, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaina popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 770
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Shaina popularity over time - boys
18 total births recorded since 1984 (Shaina as boys' name)
Shaina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,724 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Shaina's strongest decade.
4,724 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shaina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 373
1970s
373 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,066 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,724 births
- 2000s 1,650
2000s
1,650 births
- 2010s 756
2010s
756 births
- 2020s 410
2020s
410 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,724 births (39% of all-time use).
How Shaina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shaina's total volume
Shaina by state
Where Shaina concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,386 | 11.6% |
| #2 | California | | 1,248 | 10.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 775 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 610 | 5.1% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 560 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 479 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 397 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 387 | 3.2% |
1,386 of 11,992 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Shaina appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shaina's data
- Shaina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,724 total births); usage has since declined to 410 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shainas (1,386 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shaina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.