Data through 2025

Shay name popularity in the United States

Shay ranked #1225 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 184 girls named Shay.

Rank#1225

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded184

SSA

Peak year2022

301 recorded

Five-year change-33.6%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Shay for boys and girls

Girls

184

70.5% in 2025 · data from 1953 to 2025

Boys

77

29.5% in 2025 · data from 1932 to 2025

Shay in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys77#1976
2025girls184#1225
2024boys98#1701
2024girls208#1156
2023boys90#1787
2023girls255#996
2022boys102#1678
2022girls301#910
2021boys109#1583
2021girls300#901
2020boys87#1758
2020girls277#932
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys77#1976
2025girls184#1225
2024boys98#1701
2024girls208#1156
2023boys90#1787
2023girls255#996
2022boys102#1678
2022girls301#910
2021boys109#1583
2021girls300#901
2020boys87#1758
2020girls277#932
2019boys74#1974
2019girls199#1180
2018boys87#1762
2018girls168#1338
2017boys72#1977
2017girls180#1303
2016boys88#1754
2016girls171#1371
2015boys62#2189
2015girls172#1372
2014boys53#2402
2014girls144#1519
2013boys53#2364
2013girls115#1775
2012boys61#2172
2012girls84#2232
2011boys76#1849
2011girls102#1943
2010boys68#2010
2010girls112#1818
2009boys86#1762
2009girls109#1914
2008boys75#1916
2008girls148#1554
2007boys88#1713
2007girls127#1713
2006boys92#1583
2006girls122#1709
2005boys90#1554
2005girls123#1631
2004boys92#1477
2004girls141#1448
2003boys101#1348
2003girls131#1486
2002boys75#1609
2002girls140#1376
2001boys61#1816
2001girls125#1499
2000boys93#1361
2000girls157#1245
1999boys84#1395
1999girls167#1164
1998boys90#1322
1998girls148#1228
1997boys101#1182
1997girls157#1169
1996boys116#1049
1996girls158#1149
1995boys129#978
1995girls161#1100
1994boys130#968
1994girls157#1137
1993boys115#1029
1993girls127#1318
1992boys109#1049
1992girls129#1305
1991boys154#833
1991girls117#1375
1990boys118#960
1990girls128#1272
1989boys123#916
1989girls124#1267
1988boys128#840
1988girls106#1345
1987boys106#914
1987girls114#1240
1986boys64#1188
1986girls92#1392
1985boys73#1083
1985girls93#1382
1984boys67#1096
1984girls97#1284
1983boys57#1205
1983girls92#1311
1982boys62#1164
1982girls99#1284
1981boys79#1024
1981girls116#1155
1980boys87#963
1980girls134#1059
1979boys86#952
1979girls89#1377
1978boys71#1034
1978girls107#1176
1977boys77#975
1977girls65#1621
1976boys72#977
1976girls84#1297
1975boys74#953
1975girls98#1175
1974boys78#919
1974girls130#950
1973boys79#898
1973girls115#1015
1972boys65#1000
1972girls116#1012
1971boys55#1101
1971girls149#889
1970boys69#968
1970girls133#953
1969boys38#1280
1969girls53#1648
1968boys32#1366
1968girls34#2056
1967boys11#2470
1967girls28#2272
1966boys18#1814
1966girls22#2586
1965boys8#2982
1965girls33#2031
1964boys14#2205
1964girls18#3000
1963boys14#2200
1963girls27#2306
1962boys13#2279
1962girls29#2210
1961boys16#2070
1961girls20#2752
1960boys12#2423
1960girls11#3920
1959boys5#3988
1959girls9#4300
1958girls7#4890
1957boys5#3993
1957girls15#3033
1956girls6#5325
1955girls5#5828
1954boys5#3827
1954girls6#5148
1953girls7#4595
1932boys5#3776

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Shay’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+7.0%
Change since peak-38.9%