Shay

Unisex

Shay has been given to 13,251 babies in the U.S. since 1932. It peaked in 2021.

Meaning & origin

Variant of Shea, from Irish Ó Séaghdha.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

13,251

Peak year

2021 (409 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1932

10-year trend

▲ +12%

Gender split

62% girls / 38% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Shay.

13,268 babies since 1995

13,275 babies since 1984

13,349 babies since 1971

13,386 babies since 1932

13,089 babies since 1880

13,064 babies since 1916

13,018 babies since 1912

13,497 babies since 1978

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