How Many People Are Named Shayda?
An estimated 304 people in the United States have the first name Shayda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Shayda peaked in popularity in 2006 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shayda 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 Shayda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
304
About 1 in 1,127,481 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2006
18 births
Total Registered
312
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shayda
Shayda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 312 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shayda as a female name
Ranked #17,390 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2006 (18 births)
Shayda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shayda span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 100 babies were registered. Shayda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shayda by Decade
How has Shayda 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.
Shayda by State
Shayda + Last Name Combinations
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Shayda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shayda?
We estimate approximately 304 people named Shayda 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 1,127,481 Americans share this first name.
Is Shayda a common name?
Shayda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 312 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shayda most popular?
Shayda reached peak popularity in 2006, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shayda is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shayda a female name?
Shayda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shayda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shayda Smith, Shayda Johnson, Shayda 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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