Shaine
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHAYN
- Origin
- Irish
Shaine is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shaine mean?
Irish: spelling of Shane, from Sean
“God is gracious”
Shane comes from Sean, the Irish form of John; the 1953 western Shane helped spread it.
Is Shaine a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaine is a boys' name.
How popular is Shaine in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 6 boys.
Shaine in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Shaine in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 39 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Shaine in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2001, 23% of the babies named Shaine in the US were girls.
Shaine in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,144 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,089 |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,498 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 31 | #2,393 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 38 | #1,963 |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,148 |
| 1988 | 32 | #1,984 |
| 1987 | 39 | #1,707 |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,871 |
| 1985 | 29 | #1,974 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,363 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,378 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 24 | #2,008 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,872 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,448 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,457 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,122 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,418 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
Names like Shaine
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ryan, Muhammad, Saif, Cody, Syed, Luke, Ahmed, Hassan, Connor, Saad, Shay, Khalid
Names related to Shaine
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shaine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaine, updated 20 October 2026.