Shine
Boy name · #4106 in 2025 · Uniqueness 68/100
In 2025, 26 baby boys were named Shine, placing it at #4106 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #9568, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 69,231 boys born in 2025 was named Shine.
The 27-year story
Shine first appears in the Social Security records in 1998, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 46 babies and a rank of #2769. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Shine per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Shine in class?
Shine scores 68 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Shine will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Shine is most common
State-level data for Shine is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Shine
Statistically, parents drawn to Shine tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Shyne, Peregrine, Swade, Solace, and Rhone.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Shine | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4050 |
| 2024 | 35 | #3335 |
| 2023 | 46 | #2769 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3412 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5110 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4855 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7643 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9670 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6060 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6349 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9568 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8781 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8118 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12274 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8767 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12367 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10662 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11472 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8479 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Shine a popular boy name?
Shine ranked #4106 among boys in 2025 with 26 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #9568.
When was the name Shine most popular?
Shine peaked in 2023, when 46 American boys received the name (ranked #2769 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Shine?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 69,231 newborn American boys was named Shine. It scores 68/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.