Given name
Shaine
“God is gracious”·“beautiful”·“a beautiful woman”
Shaine is a variant of Shane. In English use, Shane carries the interpretation “God is gracious.” Shaine is a variant of Shayna. Interpretations include “beautiful” and “a beautiful woman” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shaine is a variant of Shane. In English use, Shane carries the interpretation “God is gracious.” Shaine is a variant of Shayna. Interpretations include “beautiful” and “a beautiful woman” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shaine is a variant of Shayna. An origin associated with Shayna is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shaine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,235
- 1,013 boys · 222 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −82%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 39 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,101 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shaine’s family of names
Shaine has a related form in Shane. Shaine has a related form in Shayna.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Shaine
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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