Girls' name · since 1957
Shayna
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 16,267 babies named Shayna, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,212 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,468 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,267
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
16,267 babies have been named Shayna since 1957, making it today's #2468 girls' name.
Shayna has 16,267 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2468 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #1,212 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,468 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,267 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayna ranks #1,212 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,468 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,267 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,212 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,468 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,267
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shayna's 16,267 recorded births place it above 98.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shayna compares
16,267 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Shayna's all-time total is 43x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shayna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,267 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 676 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shayna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shayna's full recorded timeline at 1992, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 676 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shayna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 676
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Shayna popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1985 (Shayna as boys' name)
Shayna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (5,836 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Shayna's strongest decade.
5,836 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Shayna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 166
1960s
166 births
- 1970s 1,140
1970s
1,140 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,083 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,836 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,297 births
- 2010s 1,280
2010s
1,280 births
- 2020s 445
2020s
445 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5,836 births (36% of all-time use).
How Shayna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shayna's total volume
Shayna by state
Where Shayna concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,744 | 10.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,516 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 937 | 5.8% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 760 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 725 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 694 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 640 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 578 | 3.6% |
1,744 of 16,267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Shayna appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shayna's data
- Shayna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (5,836 total births); usage has since declined to 445 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shaynas (1,744 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shayna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Shayna 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.