Shinya
Shinya (Shin'ya) is a Japanese given name, usually for males. It is pronounced as "Shin-ya", not "Shi-nya".
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Shinya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shinya (Shin'ya) is a Japanese given name, usually for males. It is pronounced as "Shin-ya", not "Shi-nya".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Shinya
As a girl name
American parents first put Shinya on the record books as a girl name in 2002, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 6 Shinyas were born — ranking #13,843 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2004 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 16 Shinyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Shinya as a boy name dates back to 1988, when 5 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Shinya — #8,338 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Shinyas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2001 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 27 Shinyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shinya
Shinya is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 27 births in the dataset. Shinya's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #8,338. Use the chart and map above to compare Shinya'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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