girls:
2.9k births since 1943
#3202 (44th percentile)
boys:
10.7k births since 1950
#1127 (75th percentile)
overall:
13.6k births since 1943
#2247 (71st percentile)
The name Shayne is the #2,247 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 13,616 recorded births since 1943. This represents the 71.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 71.0% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,127 (75.4% percentile) for all time with 10,684 births since 1950. For girls, it ranks #3,202 (44.0% percentile) for all time with 2,932 births since 1943.
Shayne first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1943 (1943 for girls and 1950 for boys). Birth data for Shayne is available in 78 out of the 81 years between 1943 and 2023 (78 years for girls and 73 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Shayne has been given predominantly to boys, with 78.5% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 73.5% of babies named Shayne were boys. Interestingly, until around 1959, the name was more popular for girls (58.6% girls from 1943 to 1958), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (79.4% boys from 1959 to 2023).
For boys, Shayne reached its peak popularity in 1990, achieving the 42.3% percentile (ranked #444) with 185 births per million. The name was most common in 1990, with 185 births per million (ranked 42.3% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 1994, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Shayne ranks #880 for boys (3.4% percentile) with 20 births per million, which is 10.6% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Shayne reached its peak popularity in 1974, achieving the 9.5% percentile (ranked #675) with 49 births per million. The name was most common in 1974, with 49 births per million (ranked 9.5% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2010, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Shayne ranks #939 for girls (0.8% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 15.3% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Shayne".
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