Shayne
Shayne is a unisex given name: about 79% of people named Shayne are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 79% male / 21% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 10,438 male / 2,818 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Shayne
To address Shayne when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Shayne," in English, "Guten Tag Shayne," in German. About 79% of people named Shayne are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Shayne,
German
Guten Tag Shayne,
French
Bonjour Shayne,
Spanish
Estimado/a Shayne:
Chinese
Shayne您好：
Japanese
Shayne様
English
Hi Shayne,
German
Hi Shayne,
French
Salut Shayne,
Spanish
Hola Shayne,
Chinese
Shayne你好：
Japanese
Shayneさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name | 79% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
10,438 male · 2,818 female · 13,256 births recorded
Since 1980: 80% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Shayne a male or female name?
Shayne is a unisex given name: about 79% of people named Shayne are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Shayne in an email?
To address Shayne when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Shayne," in English, "Guten Tag Shayne," in German. About 79% of people named Shayne are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Shayne a unisex name?
Shayne is not a unisex name: 79% of people named Shayne are men. Shayne leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Shayne a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/shayne (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_shayne,
title = {Is Shayne a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/shayne},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}