Shaina

Meaning: Beautiful
Origin: Yiddish — Variant of Shayna

Girl's name · #2404 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Shaina reached its best rank, #319, in 1987 and ranked #2404 in 2025. Roughly 12,000 girls have been named Shaina since 1968.

Across the states

In recent years, Shaina ran 4–5× its national rate in New York and New Jersey.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Shaina ranks in other countries and regions.

#877 in France (2025) · #2,475 in Canada (2025) · #2,799 in Italy (2024) · #4,201 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,615 in Ecuador (2024) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #3,502 in Austria (2024) · #1,436 in Belgium (2014) · #493 in Puerto Rico (1998).

Famous Shainas

Shaina Magdayao — Filipino actress (born 1989)
Shaina NC — Indian fashion designer (born 1972)
Shaina Taub — American singer, composer and musician (born 1986)
Shaina Amin — Bangladeshi model, television and film actress (born 1991)
Shaina Nitura — Filipino volleyball player (born 2004)

In stories & tradition

Shaina Ophiuchus^it — Saint Seiya character

What Shainas become

Among 32 notable people named Shaina:

Entertainers appear 2.22× more often than among typical names — e.g. Shaina Magdayao, Filipino actress (born 1989).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Shayna (#2479), Shaina would rank around #1458 with about 150 births last year — the newborns split about 51/49 between Shaina and Shayna.

Similar names: Shayna · Karly · Saira · Laina · Camdyn · Raina

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