Shayna is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Shayna means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Shayna across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Shayna has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Shayna is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “beautiful”. From the Yiddish sheyn meaning lovely, also linked to Shauna.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 16,272 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 410 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 41 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Shayna per year, United States (1957 to 2025). United States peaked in 1991 (676/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2007 (30/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2009 (8/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2006 (3/yr).
Shayna has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1991, when it ranked #741 nationally (given to 676 babies that year).
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