Shea

Unisex

Shea has been given to 21,102 babies in the U.S. since 1950. It peaked in 2005.

Meaning & origin /ʃeɪ/

Anglicised from Irish Ó Séaghdha.

Origin: surnames

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

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Total babies

21,102

Peak year

2005 (531 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1950

10-year trend

▲ +7%

Gender split

60% girls / 40% boys

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

21,291 babies since 1963

20,884 babies since 1903

21,348 babies since 1973

20,836 babies since 1918

21,431 babies since 1977

20,673 babies since 1881

20,561 babies since 1943

21,715 babies since 1975

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