Recorded 1982–2022 Girls' name Peak 2006 312 births

Shayda — girls' name

312 babies named Shayda in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

312 girls have been named Shayda since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2022.

312
total births
1982–2022
years on record
1990s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Shayda was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

18 babies were named Shayda in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shayda

The Social Security Administration has registered 312 babies named Shayda between 1982 and 2022, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shayda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shayda performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shayda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shayda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shayda 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 312 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.

Shayda at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

312

Since 1982

41 years of records

Peak year

2006

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1982

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2022

Shayda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1982

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
18
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Shayda by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
100 births that decade — 32% of Shayda's all-time total
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Shayda by state

Where Shayda concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shayda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
40 12.8%
California share of Shayda's total US births 12.8%

40 of 312 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shayda?
312 babies have been named Shayda since 1982. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 18 births.
When was Shayda most popular?
Shayda was most popular in the 1990s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Shayda most popular?
The top states for the name Shayda are California (40 births).
How long has the name Shayda been used?
Shayda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 41 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Shayda?
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, 1982–2022 (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.