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Unisex name

Shayne

/ˈʃeɪn/ · 22% girls, 78% boys · 45 born in 2025

Shayne has been given to about 13,701 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈʃeɪn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 12,509
Median age today34 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shayne per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1990 · 446
  • Born in 202545
  • All time13,701
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Shayne?

Its best year was 1990, when 446 babies were given the name, ranking 2563rd. The typical living American called Shayne is about 34 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Shayne

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shane0.88
  2. Zayne0.84
  3. Wayne0.75
  4. Dwayne0.75
  5. Shyanne0.76
  6. Jayne0.75
  7. Layne0.75
  8. Rayne0.75

Middle names for Shayne

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shayne Noelle0.83
  2. Shayne Frances0.80
  3. Shayne Belle0.80
  4. Shayne Hazel0.80
  5. Shayne Violet0.79
  6. Shayne Della0.76

Sibling names for Shayne

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.93
  2. Marisolsister · 0.92
  3. Alvarobrother · 0.91
  4. Marinasister · 0.90
  5. Aronbrother · 0.90
  6. Juliobrother · 0.89

Where Shayne is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Shayne Wilson0.75
  2. Shayne Williams0.75
  3. Shayne Walker0.75
  4. Shayne Turner0.75
  5. Shayne Torres0.75
  6. Shayne Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Shayne

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Shayne across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.