Recorded 1991–2015 Girls' name Peak 2005 157 births

Shayann — girls' name

157 babies named Shayann in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

157 girls have been named Shayann since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

157
total births
1991–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Shayann was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

15 babies were named Shayann in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shayann

The Social Security Administration has registered 157 babies named Shayann between 1991 and 2015, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shayann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shayann performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shayann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shayann 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 157 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.

Shayann at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

157

Since 1991

25 years of records

Peak year

2005

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1991

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2015

Shayann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1991

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2005)
15
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 2015200520021999199619931991 7

Shayann by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
82 births that decade — 52% of Shayann's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shayann?
157 babies have been named Shayann since 1991. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2005 with 15 births.
When was Shayann most popular?
Shayann was most popular in the 1990s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Shayann been used?
Shayann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 25 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Shayann?
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, 1991–2015 (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.