Recorded 1994–2008 Girls' name Peak 1994 24 births

Shainah — girls' name

24 babies named Shainah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s142000s10

The verdict

24 girls have been named Shainah since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

24
total births
1994–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Shainah was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shainah in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shainah

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Shainah between 1994 and 2008, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shainah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shainah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shainah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shainah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shainah at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

24

Since 1994

15 years of records

Peak year

1994

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1994

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2008

Shainah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1994

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1994)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
456789 2008200119991994 8

Shainah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
14 births that decade — 58% of Shainah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shainah?
24 babies have been named Shainah since 1994. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1994 with 8 births.
When was Shainah most popular?
Shainah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Shainah been used?
Shainah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 15 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Shainah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.