Girls' name · since 1989
Shayra
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 182 babies named Shayra, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 182
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shayra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 182 have been recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Shayra recorded 182 times among girls since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2024.
- #20,805 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 182 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayra ranks #20,805 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 182 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 182
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shayra's 182 recorded births place it above 71.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shayra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shayra splits its recorded history at 2006: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shayra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Shayra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (63 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Shayra's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Shayra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 63 births (35% of all-time use).
Shayra by state
Where Shayra concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 182 births nationwide.
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- Shayra's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 2020s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shayras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shayra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1989–2024 (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 Shayra 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.