Girls' name · since 1991
Shayann
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 157 babies named Shayann, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,327 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 157
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
157 girls have been named Shayann since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shayann recorded 157 times among girls since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2015.
- #22,327 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 157 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayann ranks #22,327 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 157 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,327 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 157
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shayann's 157 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shayann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shayann's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shayann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2015
- Peak year (2005)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Shayann by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (82 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Shayann's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Shayann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 82 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Shayann's decade-level peak was the 1990s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shayann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1991–2015 (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 Shayann 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.