Given name & surname
Shayne
“beautiful”·“a beautiful woman”·“God is gracious”
Shayne is a variant of Shayna. Interpretations include “beautiful” and “a beautiful woman” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Shayne is a variant of Shane. In English use, Shane carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shayne is a variant of Shayna. Interpretations include “beautiful” and “a beautiful woman” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Shayne is a variant of Shane. In English use, Shane carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shayne 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 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shayne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,701
- 10,741 boys · 2,960 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 446 babies
- 2025
- 45
- #3,574 for boys · #8,276 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 68% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,574 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 41.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 399 in 1990. It also appeared in 13 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,386 as a first name in 2020; 323 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shayne’s family of names
Shayne has a related form in Shane. Shayne has a related form in Shayna. In German usage, Shayne has a related form in Johannes.
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 Shayne
- Shayne WardEnglish singerborn 1984
- Shayne ReeseAustralian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holderborn 1982
- Shayne WhittingtonAmerican basketball player and coach (born 1991)
- Shayne CorsonCanadian hockey playerborn 1966
- Shayne LaveryNorthern Irish association football player (born 1998)
- Shayne Grahamplayer of American footballborn 1977
- Shayne ToppAmerican actor born 1991
- Shayne LamasAmerican actressborn 1985
- Shayne ToporowskiCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1975
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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