Shine Boy & girl
How popular is Shine?
#4,049 boy name in 2025
26 baby boys were named Shine in the US in 2025, making it the 4049th most popular boy name. Another 19 girls got the name (#6,115 for girls).
Shine popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,049 for boys (▼ 716 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 26 boys, 19 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+271% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #9,562 in 2015, #4,851 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (46 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,768 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1998 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 58% boys, 42% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Shine 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 Shine is most popular
Babies named Shine per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
Shine by decade
Boy names about as popular as Shine
Questions
- Is Shine a boy or girl name?
- Shine is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 58% of babies named Shine were boys and 42% were girls.
- How popular is the name Shine?
- 26 baby boys were named Shine in the US in 2025, making it the 4049th most popular boy name. Another 19 girls got the name (#6,115 for girls).
- When was Shine most popular?
- Shine peaked in 2023, when 46 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,768 in 2023.
- How many people are named Shine?
- 553 babies have been named Shine in the US since 1880. We estimate about 550 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Shine most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Shine was most common in Florida, 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.