Girl name#1,051 of girl names
Shayna
Pronounced SH EY1 N AA1 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1991
- 68 years in use
How popular is Shayna?
Shayna is a girls' name, and first appears in 1957. It has been given to 16,314 children — the 1,051st most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 61% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1991, when 677 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- SH EY1 N AA1
- Stress pattern:
- 11
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Shayna
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Shayna
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Shayna?
- Shayna ranks 1,051st among girls' names in US records, with 16,314 births since 1957. Over the past decade it accounts for 895.
- Is Shayna a unisex name?
- No. Shayna is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Shayna most popular?
- 1991, when 677 children were given the name. It has been in use for 68 years and is still recorded as of 2024.