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Shine

Unisex

Meaning of Shine: English: 'radiance'

Shine is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2760th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2760

45 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

553

First recorded 1994 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 5 babies2004: 8 babies2005: 12 babies2006: 6 babies2007: 5 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 13 babies2010: 9 babies20102011: 19 babies2012: 13 babies2013: 17 babies2014: 17 babies2015: 14 babies2016: 24 babies2017: 26 babies2018: 21 babies2019: 27 babies2020: 27 babies20202021: 40 babies2022: 55 babies2023: 66 babies2024: 51 babies2025: 45 babies
US babies named Shine per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 66.

Gender split

51% boys · 49% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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