girl's name
Shaina
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 17,675
France
#825
as Shaïna, 2025
Shaina is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 75 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1988, when 777 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 44,205 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Shaina 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 | 13 |
| 1970s | 373 |
| 1980s | 4,084 |
| 1990s | 4,724 |
| 2000s | 1,650 |
| 2010s | 756 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 410 |
How popular is Shaina?
In 2025, Shaina was given to 75 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Shaina 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 Shaina is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Shaïna | Shaïna is Shaina written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #825 in France, against #5,639 for Shaina. | 2,165 |
Names that peaked alongside Shaina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shaina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shaina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shaina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shaina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shaina
How popular is the name Shaina?
In 2025, Shaina was given to 75 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Shaina a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shaina most popular?
Shaina peaked in 1988, when 777 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Shaina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shaina currently ranks #825 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.