US rank #2602 Girls' name Peak 1991 16,190 births

Shayna — #2602 US girls' name

16,190 babies named Shayna in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s201960s1661970s11401980s40821990s58352000s32952010s12792020s373
#2602
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Shayna was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

677 babies were named Shayna in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shayna

The Social Security Administration has registered 16,190 babies named Shayna between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shayna currently holds the #2602 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 677 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shayna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5,835 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Shayna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,733 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Shayna in 49 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shayna 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 16,190 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.

Shayna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

16,190

Since 1957

68 years of records

Peak year

1991

677 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#2,602

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1957

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shayna popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1957

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
677
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420152006199719881979197019611957 5

Shayna popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1985 (Shayna as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1985 5

Shayna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5,835 births that decade — 36% of Shayna's all-time total
1950s201960s1661970s11401980s40821990s58352000s32952010s12792020s373

Shayna by state

Where Shayna concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Shayna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,733 10.7%
#2 New York
1,502 9.3%
#3 Florida
929 5.7%
#4 New Jersey
754 4.7%
#5 Texas
725 4.5%
#6 Pennsylvania
694 4.3%
#7 Michigan
640 4.0%
#8 Illinois
578 3.6%
California share of Shayna's total US births 10.7%
Even split

1,733 of 16,190 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.

Shayna appears in 49 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shayna?
16,190 babies have been named Shayna since 1957. It currently ranks #2602 among girls. The peak year was 1991 with 677 births.
When was Shayna most popular?
Shayna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5,835 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Shayna most popular?
The top states for the name Shayna are California (1,733 births), New York (1,502 births), Florida (929 births).
How long has the name Shayna been used?
Shayna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 68 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shayna?
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.

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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, 1957–2024 (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.