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Shay Name Popularity

How popular is the name Shay? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 0 0%
1916 — 0 0%
1917 — 0 0%
1918 — 0 0%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 — 0 0%
1921 — 0 0%
1922 — 0 0%
1923 — 0 0%
1924 — 0 0%
1925 — 0 0%
1926 — 0 0%
1927 — 0 0%
1928 — 0 0%
1929 — 0 0%
1930 — 0 0%
1931 — 0 0%
1932 — 0 0%
1933 — 0 0%
1934 — 0 0%
1935 — 0 0%
1936 — 0 0%
1937 — 0 0%
1938 — 0 0%
1939 — 0 0%
1940 — 0 0%
1941 — 0 0%
1942 — 0 0%
1943 — 0 0%
1944 — 0 0%
1945 — 0 0%
1946 — 0 0%
1947 — 0 0%
1948 — 0 0%
1949 — 0 0%
1950 — 0 0%
1951 — 0 0%
1952 — 0 0%
1953 — 0 0%
1954 — 0 0%
1955 — 0 0%
1956 — 0 0%
1957 — 0 0%
1958 — 0 0%
1959 — 0 0%
1960 — 0 0%
1961 — 0 0%
1962 — 0 0%
1963 2,223 5 0.0003%
1964 2,199 5 0.0003%
1965 — 0 0%
1966 2,053 7 0.0004%
1967 2,412 5 0.0003%
1968 2,270 5 0.0003%
1969 2,073 8 0.0005%
1970 1,023 70 0.0044%
1971 1,009 74 0.0049%
1972 1,099 56 0.0041%
1973 1,071 57 0.0044%
1974 985 73 0.0056%
1975 1,201 49 0.0038%
1976 1,668 21 0.0016%
1977 1,829 18 0.0013%
1978 1,467 34 0.0025%
1979 1,566 31 0.0022%
1980 1,209 62 0.0042%
1981 1,218 59 0.004%
1982 1,448 39 0.0026%
1983 1,451 37 0.0025%
1984 1,476 36 0.0024%
1985 1,391 45 0.003%
1986 1,709 28 0.0019%
1987 1,532 39 0.0026%
1988 1,395 50 0.0032%
1989 1,498 50 0.0031%
1990 1,375 68 0.0041%
1991 1,713 42 0.0026%
1992 1,580 51 0.0032%
1993 1,414 67 0.0043%
1994 1,265 85 0.0055%
1995 1,235 87 0.0058%
1996 1,177 101 0.0067%
1997 1,273 86 0.0058%
1998 1,355 77 0.0051%
1999 1,199 106 0.0071%
2000 1,282 96 0.0063%
2001 1,663 55 0.0037%
2002 1,545 66 0.0044%
2003 1,575 66 0.0043%
2004 1,506 74 0.0049%
2005 1,859 48 0.0031%
2006 1,900 48 0.0031%
2007 1,895 48 0.003%
2008 1,470 94 0.0061%
2009 1,838 50 0.0033%
2010 1,914 42 0.0029%
2011 1,969 38 0.0027%
2012 2,063 33 0.0023%
2013 1,859 43 0.003%
2014 1,355 96 0.0066%
2015 1,202 130 0.0089%
2016 1,218 122 0.0085%
2017 1,187 121 0.0087%
2018 1,236 107 0.0078%
2019 1,061 149 0.011%
2020 979 206 0.0162%
2021 963 201 0.0164%
2022 882 263 0.0199%

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Shae

Admirable

Gaelic

Shaya

Israeli

Shaye

Admirable

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Shan

English

Shary

Dear, darling

French

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2 Comments

  1. I had this name on my list of baby names for years and my husband randomly mentioned one day that he liked the name Shay. It was the only name we agreed on and that was it! Shay means gift and she was born en caul which is a sign of luck. She is our lucky gift!

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  2. My daughter is named after my mother who nickname is Shay and also my older sister middle name is Shay.

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