Given name
Shayna
“beautiful”·“a beautiful woman”
Shayna is used as a given name. Interpretations include “beautiful” and “a beautiful woman” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “beautiful” and “a beautiful woman” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shayna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,272
- 5 boys · 16,267 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 676 babies
- 2025
- 72
- #2,479 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 72 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,479 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 676 in 1991. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,154 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.
Shayna’s family of names
Shayna has a related form in Shana. Shayna has a related form in Shayne. Shayna has a related form in Shaina.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Shayna
- Shayna BaszlerAmerican mixed martial artist and professional wrestlerborn 1980
- Shayna JackAustralian swimmerborn 1998
- Junglepussyrapper from East New Yorkborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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