Unisex name · since 2001
Shyne
486 babies named Shyne in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,034 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,565 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 486
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
486 babies have been named Shyne since 2001, making it today's #3565 unisex name.
Shyne has 486 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3565 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #8,034 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,565 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 486 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shyne ranks #8,034 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,565 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 486 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,034 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,565 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 486
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Shyne's 486 recorded births place it above 82.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Shyne compares
486 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Shyne's all-time total is 32% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shyne | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 486 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shyne splits its recorded history at 2013: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (10 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shyne popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Shyne popularity over time - girls
178 total births recorded since 2001 (Shyne as girls' name)
Shyne by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (197 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Shyne's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Shyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
148 births
- 2020s
2020s
197 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 197 births (41% of all-time use).
Shyne by state
Where Shyne concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 15 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 7 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
15 of 486 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Shyne's data
- New York records the most Shynes (15 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 Shyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Shyne 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.