for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Shay name popularity in England and Wales
Shay ranked #529 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 73 boys named Shay.
ONS
338 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Shay for boys and girls
Girls
45.2% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025
Boys
7394.8% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025
Shay in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 73 | #529 |
| 2025 | girls | 4 | #4866 |
| 2024 | boys | 106 | #389 |
| 2024 | girls | 13 | #2115 |
| 2023 | boys | 95 | #415 |
| 2023 | girls | 9 | #2689 |
| 2022 | boys | 106 | #399 |
| 2022 | girls | 15 | #1849 |
| 2021 | boys | 110 | #393 |
| 2021 | girls | 9 | #2711 |
| 2020 | boys | 104 | #398 |
| 2020 | girls | 17 | #1687 |
Show full history (60 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 73 | #529 |
| 2025 | girls | 4 | #4866 |
| 2024 | boys | 106 | #389 |
| 2024 | girls | 13 | #2115 |
| 2023 | boys | 95 | #415 |
| 2023 | girls | 9 | #2689 |
| 2022 | boys | 106 | #399 |
| 2022 | girls | 15 | #1849 |
| 2021 | boys | 110 | #393 |
| 2021 | girls | 9 | #2711 |
| 2020 | boys | 104 | #398 |
| 2020 | girls | 17 | #1687 |
| 2019 | boys | 97 | #426 |
| 2019 | girls | 6 | #3541 |
| 2018 | boys | 124 | #366 |
| 2018 | girls | 7 | #3178 |
| 2017 | boys | 166 | #302 |
| 2017 | girls | 24 | #1371 |
| 2016 | boys | 136 | #344 |
| 2016 | girls | 16 | #1834 |
| 2015 | boys | 195 | #262 |
| 2015 | girls | 15 | #1865 |
| 2014 | boys | 204 | #253 |
| 2014 | girls | 15 | #1882 |
| 2013 | boys | 202 | #247 |
| 2013 | girls | 9 | #2649 |
| 2012 | boys | 282 | #197 |
| 2012 | girls | 9 | #2717 |
| 2011 | boys | 255 | #206 |
| 2011 | girls | 11 | #2275 |
| 2010 | boys | 338 | #164 |
| 2010 | girls | 11 | #2235 |
| 2009 | boys | 284 | #184 |
| 2009 | girls | 9 | #2535 |
| 2008 | boys | 264 | #183 |
| 2008 | girls | 10 | #2292 |
| 2007 | boys | 304 | #166 |
| 2007 | girls | 18 | #1443 |
| 2006 | boys | 316 | #156 |
| 2006 | girls | 16 | #1502 |
| 2005 | boys | 289 | #161 |
| 2005 | girls | 13 | #1690 |
| 2004 | boys | 228 | #180 |
| 2004 | girls | 12 | #1715 |
| 2003 | boys | 205 | #189 |
| 2003 | girls | 8 | #2191 |
| 2002 | boys | 182 | #189 |
| 2002 | girls | 13 | #1442 |
| 2001 | boys | 107 | #259 |
| 2001 | girls | 13 | #1439 |
| 2000 | boys | 91 | #302 |
| 2000 | girls | 13 | #1389 |
| 1999 | boys | 93 | #292 |
| 1999 | girls | 18 | #1107 |
| 1998 | boys | 147 | #213 |
| 1998 | girls | 17 | #1165 |
| 1997 | boys | 98 | #281 |
| 1997 | girls | 11 | #1543 |
| 1996 | boys | 37 | #489 |
| 1996 | girls | 14 | #1296 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.