Recorded 1995–2007 Unisex name Peak 1999 26 births

Shayd — boys' name

26 babies named Shayd in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s15

The verdict

26 boys have been named Shayd since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2007.

26
total births
1995–2007
years on record
2000s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

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

1999
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shayd in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shayd

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Shayd between 1995 and 2007, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shayd currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Shayd is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2007.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shayd performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shayd shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shayd 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 26 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.

Shayd at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

26

Since 1995

13 years of records

Peak year

1999

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1995

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2007

Shayd popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1995

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1999)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 20072006200419991995 5

Shayd popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2007 (Shayd as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2007 5

Shayd by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
15 births that decade — 58% of Shayd's all-time total
1990s112000s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shayd?
26 babies have been named Shayd since 1995. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1999 with 6 births.
When was Shayd most popular?
Shayd was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Is Shayd a unisex name?
Yes, Shayd is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 26 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Shayd been used?
Shayd has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 13 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Shayd?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1995–2007 (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.