Given name

Shaynia

“beautiful”·“a beautiful woman”

Shaynia is a variant of Shayna. Interpretations include “beautiful” and “a beautiful woman” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Shaynia 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

Shaynia 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 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Shaynia through the years

Babies since 1880
22
0 boys · 22 girls
Most popular year
1999
6 babies
2025
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Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Shaynia in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1997–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Shaynia’s family of names

Shaynia has a related form in Shayna.

Walk Shaynia’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Shaynia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Sibling ideas

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