Is Shain a boy or girl name?

Shain is a boy’s name. Of the 1,241 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.1% were girls and 97.9% were boys.

Shain

Recorded 1963–2025 · United States

Shain was most popular in 1978, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,545 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,241 people named Shain.

Shain over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shain’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shain a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shain is a boy’s name — 2.1% of the 1,241 Americans given it were girls and 97.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shain

Where Shain is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 6.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org