How Many People Are Named Shaina?
An estimated 11,489 people in the United States have the first name Shaina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Shaina peaked in popularity in 1988 with 777 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shaina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,489
About 1 in 29,833 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1988
777 births
Total Registered
11,935
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaina
Shaina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,935 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Shaina as a male name
Ranked #7,749 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1988 (7 births)
Shaina as a female name
Ranked #2,336 in 2024
79 female births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (770 births)
Shaina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaina span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 4,724 babies were registered. Shaina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shaina by Decade
How has Shaina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shaina by State
Birth registrations for Shaina span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in Wyoming, Montana, Utah. On average, about 218 Shainas were registered per state.
Shaina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shaina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shaina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaina?
We estimate approximately 11,489 people named Shaina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 29,833 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaina a common name?
Shaina is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,935 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaina most popular?
Shaina reached peak popularity in 1988, when 777 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaina is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaina a female name?
Shaina is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaina Smith, Shaina Johnson, Shaina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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