Given name
Shayn
“God is gracious”
Shayn is a variant of Shane. In English use, Shane carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shayn is a variant of Shane. In English use, Shane carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
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
Shayn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 459
- 459 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,596 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,596 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 502 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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