Shine
Mostly boys · SHINE · English
Shine is a name of English origin, meaning “radiance, brightness”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 4,049th for boys in the US (26 babies).
What does Shine mean?
English: English word name
“radiance, brightness”
- Say it
- SHINE
Is Shine a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Shine has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 19 girls and 26 boys in the US.
How popular is Shine in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 8 boys. 4 girls were also named Shine in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
Shine in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
How popular is Shine in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,049among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 66,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 197% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the US were named Shine, making it the 4,049th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998. 19 girls were also named Shine in 2025 (6,115th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Shine in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2021, 55% of the babies named Shine in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 42%, with more boys than girls since 2022.
Shine in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,049 |
| 2024 | 35 | #3,333 |
| 2023 | 46 | #2,768 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,410 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
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