Unisex name · since 1969
Shaine
Shaine has 1,013 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,104 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,013
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaine sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,013 recorded since 1969.
Shaine has 1,013 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1969 to 2024.
- #5,104 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,013 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaine ranks #5,104 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,013 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,104 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,013
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaine's 1,013 recorded births place it above 88.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaine splits its recorded history at 1994: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaine popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2024
- Peak year (1987)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Shaine popularity over time - girls
222 total births recorded since 1973 (Shaine as girls' name)
Shaine by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (278 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Shaine's strongest decade.
278 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Shaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
178 births
- 1980s
1980s
245 births
- 1990s
1990s
278 births
- 2000s
2000s
198 births
- 2010s 92
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 278 births (27% of all-time use).
How Shaine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shaine's total volume
Shaine by state
Where Shaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 2.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.6% |
29 of 1,013 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Shaine's decade-level peak was the 1990s (278 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shaines (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1969–2024 (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 Shaine 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.