Shayne
A spelling of Shane, which renders the Irish Sean, the local form of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, Yahweh is gracious.
Shayne in 2025
Shayne was given to 45 babies in the United States in 2025 — 32 boys and 13 girls, making it the 6,081st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 73,674 babies born.
The history of Shayne
Shayne reached its highest point in 1990, when 446 babies were given the name, ranking 1,005th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 981st, in 1973.
Across the 83 years of records since 1943, 13,701 babies have been named Shayne. Half of them were born before 1991, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Shayne by decade
| Decade | Babies named Shayne | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 31 | 5,053 |
| 1950s | 342 | 2,538 |
| 1960s | 1,360 | 1,199 |
| 1970s | 2,437 | 981 |
| 1980s | 2,062 | 1,159 |
| 1990s | 3,545 | 1,005 |
| 2000s | 2,386 | 1,483 |
| 2010s | 1,251 | 2,068 |
| 2020s | 287 | 4,907 |
Where Shayne is heading
Shayne has fallen 65% over the past decade, from 129 babies in 2015 to 45 in 2025.
Names like Shayne
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Shayne.