Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Variant of Shea courteous.
- Irish
- Admirable; nickname for Shamus
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Shae
Pronunciation
shae
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #1327, 70 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6803, 12 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #920, 227 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2051, 92 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 92 |
| 2024 | 23 | 88 |
| 2023 | 26 | 119 |
| 2022 | 26 | 99 |
| 2021 | 22 | 116 |
| 2020 | 15 | 91 |
| 2019 | 13 | 95 |
| 2018 | 17 | 109 |
| 2017 | 15 | 78 |
| 2016 | 14 | 99 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #549, 66 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1124, 26 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #607, 42 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 6 |
| 2024 | 20 | 15 |
| 2023 | 17 | 14 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 19 | 9 |
| 2020 | 24 | 9 |
| 2019 | 24 | 9 |
| 2018 | 31 | 12 |
| 2017 | 41 | 11 |
| 2016 | 34 | 22 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #2379, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4422, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2014 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #611, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #869, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #366, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #495, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #570, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024 | – | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #303, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #594, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #321, 10 births); most recent 2019 (rank #664, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | 5 |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | 5 |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence