Shinya is of Japanese origin and means "new generation". It's a unisex name, though more commonly given to males. The name consists of two kanji characters: 新 (shin), meaning "new", and 也 (ya), meaning "also" or "and". Therefore, Shinya can be translated to mean "new also" or "new generation".
"Between 2002 and 2004, the name Shinya saw a total of 16 births across these three years."