Unisex name · since 1950
Shayne
Shayne has 10,741 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,156 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,528 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,741
- born since 1950
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shayne is the #3528 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 10,741 recorded since 1950.
Shayne has 10,741 recorded births among boys since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3528 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, 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 1950 to 2025.
- #1,156 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,528 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,741 born since 1950
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayne ranks #1,156 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,528 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,741 born since 1950, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,156 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,528 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,741
- born since 1950
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shayne's 10,741 recorded births place it above 97.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shayne compares
10,741 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Shayne's all-time total is 29x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shayne | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,741 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 399 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shayne's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 399, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shayne popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 399
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Shayne popularity over time - girls
2,960 total births recorded since 1943 (Shayne as girls' name)
Shayne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,969 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Shayne's strongest decade.
2,969 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Shayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 166
1950s
166 births
- 1960s 1,080
1960s
1,080 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,952 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,745 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,969 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,789 births
- 2010s 845
2010s
845 births
- 2020s 195
2020s
195 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,969 births (28% of all-time use).
How Shayne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shayne's total volume
Shayne by state
Where Shayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,020 | 9.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 645 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 516 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 495 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 487 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 437 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 381 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 372 | 3.5% |
1,020 of 10,741 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Shayne appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shayne's data
- Shayne's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,969 total births); usage has since declined to 195 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shaynes (1,020 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 Shayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Shayne 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.