Boys' name · since 1969
Shayn
459 babies named Shayn in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,302 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,303 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shayn currently ranks #12303 among boys' names in America, with 459 babies recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Shayn recorded 459 times among boys since 1969, holding rank #12303 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, 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 1969 to 2025.
- #8,302 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,303 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 459 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayn ranks #8,302 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,303 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 459 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,302 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,303 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shayn's 459 recorded births place it above 81.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shayn compares
459 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shayn's all-time total is 24% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shayn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 459 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shayn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shayn's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shayn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Shayn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (170 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Shayn's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Shayn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
98 births
- 1990s
1990s
170 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s 50
2010s
50 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 170 births (37% of all-time use).
Shayn by state
Where Shayn concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.1% |
7 of 459 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shayn's data
- Shayn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (170 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shayns (7 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 Shayn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Shayn 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.