boy's name
Shain
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,625
Shain is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1978, when 41 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1963.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Shain over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 52 |
| 1970s | 302 |
| 1980s | 300 |
| 1990s | 258 |
| 2000s | 205 |
| 2010s | 102 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 22 |
How popular is Shain?
In 2025, Shain was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Shain is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Shain is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Shaïn | Shaïn is a rare spelling of Shain, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 220 times, mostly in France. | 220 |
Names that peaked alongside Shain
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shain also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shain over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shain
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shain — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shain
How popular is the name Shain?
In 2025, Shain was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Shain a girl's or a boy's name?
Shain is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Shain?
Shain has 1 syllable.
When was Shain most popular?
Shain peaked in 1978, when 41 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Shain a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shain currently ranks #3,640 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.