Shine
The Story of Shine
As a girl name
Shine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 22 Shines were born — ranking #5,569 that year. As of 2026, Shine ranks #6,041 for girls with 20 births, rising sharply (+30% over the past five years). In total, more than 291 Shines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1998, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 46 Shines were born — ranking #2,768 that year. As of 2026, Shine ranks #2,841 for boys with 45 births, rising sharply (+197% over the past five years). In total, more than 342 Shines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shine
Shine is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 342 births in the dataset. Shine's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,768. Use the chart and map above to compare Shine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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