Is Shayne a boy or girl name?
Shayne is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 27 boys were named Shayne, so 35.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 21.6% of the 13,655 US babies named Shayne were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,042
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,514
- Babies named Shayne since 1943
- 13,655
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 446 babies
Boys and girls named Shayne, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
| 1950s | 166 | 176 | 51.5% |
| 1960s | 1,080 | 280 | 20.6% |
| 1970s | 1,952 | 485 | 19.9% |
| 1980s | 1,745 | 317 | 15.4% |
| 1990s | 2,969 | 576 | 16.2% |
| 2000s | 1,789 | 597 | 25% |
| 2010s | 844 | 406 | 32.5% |
| 2020s | 163 | 79 | 32.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27 | #4,042 | 15 | #7,514 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,330 | 13 | #8,412 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,758 | 15 | #7,581 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,284 | 10 | #10,197 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,332 | 26 | #4,981 |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,728 | 28 | #4,885 |
| 2018 | 62 | #2,228 | 19 | #6,488 |
| 2017 | 50 | #2,562 | 35 | #4,205 |
| 2016 | 81 | #1,858 | 35 | #4,230 |
| 2015 | 89 | #1,736 | 40 | #3,834 |
| 2014 | 78 | #1,879 | 48 | #3,364 |
| 2013 | 81 | #1,791 | 46 | #3,453 |
| 2012 | 104 | #1,539 | 38 | #4,037 |
| 2011 | 112 | #1,466 | 44 | #3,595 |
| 2010 | 140 | #1,255 | 73 | #2,535 |
| 2009 | 114 | #1,466 | 86 | #2,285 |
| 2008 | 152 | #1,178 | 87 | #2,266 |
| 2007 | 172 | #1,076 | 48 | #3,472 |
| 2006 | 166 | #1,076 | 68 | #2,665 |
| 2005 | 178 | #979 | 58 | #2,854 |
| 2004 | 180 | #942 | 47 | #3,259 |
| 2003 | 188 | #896 | 56 | #2,795 |
| 2002 | 192 | #865 | 61 | #2,576 |
| 2001 | 208 | #807 | 53 | #2,805 |
| 2000 | 239 | #724 | 33 | #3,875 |
| 1999 | 216 | #746 | 32 | #3,792 |
| 1998 | 233 | #714 | 64 | #2,238 |
| 1997 | 252 | #651 | 61 | #2,255 |
| 1996 | 294 | #606 | 61 | #2,225 |
| 1995 | 266 | #636 | 57 | #2,341 |
| 1994 | 326 | #570 | 69 | #2,043 |
| 1993 | 292 | #607 | 84 | #1,762 |
| 1992 | 340 | #554 | 56 | #2,342 |
| 1991 | 351 | #541 | 45 | #2,694 |
| 1990 | 399 | #484 | 47 | #2,563 |
| 1989 | 253 | #624 | 36 | #3,036 |
| 1988 | 282 | #549 | 25 | #3,785 |
| 1987 | 233 | #595 | 28 | #3,315 |
| 1986 | 196 | #641 | 28 | #3,261 |
| 1985 | 157 | #706 | 37 | #2,643 |
| 1984 | 113 | #825 | 29 | #3,052 |
| 1983 | 106 | #852 | 30 | #2,896 |
| 1982 | 131 | #772 | 34 | #2,756 |
| 1981 | 123 | #789 | 31 | #2,914 |
| 1980 | 151 | #709 | 39 | #2,478 |
| 1979 | 145 | #721 | 28 | #3,060 |
| 1978 | 177 | #628 | 27 | #3,001 |
| 1977 | 183 | #620 | 37 | #2,415 |
| 1976 | 174 | #624 | 46 | #1,961 |
| 1975 | 183 | #599 | 45 | #1,981 |
| 1974 | 224 | #534 | 76 | #1,366 |
| 1973 | 236 | #507 | 72 | #1,384 |
| 1972 | 198 | #570 | 71 | #1,403 |
| 1971 | 208 | #563 | 46 | #1,903 |
| 1970 | 224 | #543 | 37 | #2,197 |
| 1969 | 166 | #609 | 43 | #1,919 |
| 1968 | 160 | #602 | 41 | #1,877 |
| 1967 | 110 | #709 | 25 | #2,482 |
| 1966 | 112 | #702 | 32 | #2,087 |
| 1965 | 111 | #710 | 27 | #2,332 |
| 1964 | 98 | #770 | 36 | #2,000 |
| 1963 | 86 | #820 | 21 | #2,765 |
| 1962 | 79 | #855 | 14 | #3,568 |
| 1961 | 112 | #729 | 21 | #2,737 |
| 1960 | 46 | #1,165 | 20 | #2,806 |
| 1959 | 32 | #1,409 | 17 | #2,966 |
| 1958 | 29 | #1,477 | 19 | #2,736 |
| 1957 | 32 | #1,409 | 17 | #2,907 |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,480 | 15 | #3,157 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,729 | 24 | #2,272 |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,947 | 27 | #2,063 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,172 | 21 | #2,353 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,355 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,315 | 16 | #2,678 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,189 | 8 | #4,261 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,149 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,166 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,350 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,622 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shayne reached #484 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #1,366 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shayne
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.