Shayne Boy & girl
How popular is Shayne?
#3,512 boy name in 2025
32 baby boys were named Shayne in the US in 2025, making it the 3512th most popular boy name. Another 13 girls got the name (#7,883 for girls).
Shayne popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,512 for boys (▲ 472 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 32 boys, 13 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-64% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,729 in 2015, #3,272 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (399 boys) |
| Highest rank | #483 in 1990 |
| First recorded | 1950 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 68% boys, 32% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Shayne counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Shane family of names ranked #532 for boys in 2025 (#498 the year before), with 549 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shane | 439 | 80% |
| Shayne | 32 | 6% |
| Shyne | 32 | 6% |
| Shine | 26 | 5% |
| Shon | 9 | 2% |
| Shain | 6 | 1% |
| Shayn | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Shayne is most popular
Babies named Shayne per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Shayne by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 166 | #1,386 |
| 1960s | 1,080 | #600 |
| 1970s | 1,952 | #507 |
| 1980s | 1,745 | #549 |
| 1990s | 2,969 | #483 |
| 2000s | 1,789 | #723 |
| 2010s | 845 | #1,245 |
| 2020s | 195 | #3,240 |
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Questions
- Is Shayne a boy or girl name?
- Shayne is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 68% of babies named Shayne were boys and 32% were girls.
- How popular is the name Shayne?
- 32 baby boys were named Shayne in the US in 2025, making it the 3512th most popular boy name. Another 13 girls got the name (#7,883 for girls).
- When was Shayne most popular?
- Shayne peaked in 1990, when 399 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #483 in 1990.
- How many people are named Shayne?
- 13,701 babies have been named Shayne in the US since 1880. We estimate about 12,954 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
- Where is Shayne most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Shayne was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.