How Many People Are Named Shayna?
An estimated 15,578 people in the United States have the first name Shayna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Shayna peaked in popularity in 1991 with 677 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shayna 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 Shayna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,578
About 1 in 22,002 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1991
677 births
Total Registered
16,195
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shayna
Shayna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 16,195 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shayna as a male name
Ranked #7,426 in 1985
5 male births in 1985
Peak: 1985 (5 births)
Shayna as a female name
Ranked #2,623 in 2024
67 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (677 births)
Shayna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shayna span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5,835 babies were registered. Shayna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shayna by Decade
How has Shayna 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.
Shayna by State
Birth registrations for Shayna span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska. On average, about 275 Shaynas were registered per state.
Shayna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shayna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shayna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shayna?
We estimate approximately 15,578 people named Shayna 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 22,002 Americans share this first name.
Is Shayna a common name?
Shayna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,195 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shayna most popular?
Shayna reached peak popularity in 1991, when 677 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shayna is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shayna a female name?
Shayna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shayna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shayna Smith, Shayna Johnson, Shayna 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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