Recorded 1997–2005 Girls' name Peak 1999 22 births

Shaynia — girls' name

22 babies named Shaynia in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s11

The verdict

22 girls have been named Shaynia since 1997, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2005.

22
total births
1997–2005
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Shaynia was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shaynia in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaynia

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Shaynia between 1997 and 2005, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaynia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaynia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shaynia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaynia 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 22 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.

Shaynia at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

22

Since 1997

9 years of records

Peak year

1999

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1997

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2005

Shaynia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1997

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1999)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 2005200119991997 5

Shaynia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 50% of Shaynia's all-time total
1990s112000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaynia?
22 babies have been named Shaynia since 1997. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1999 with 6 births.
When was Shaynia most popular?
Shaynia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Shaynia been used?
Shaynia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 9 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Shaynia?
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, 1997–2005 (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.