Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Variant of Shea courteous.
- Irish
- Persian
- Worthy, deserving
Syllables
2
Pronunciation
sha-yan
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #1744, 94 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2145, 67 births)
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #13811, 7 births); most recent 2010 (rank #16957, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | – |
| 2024 | 94 | – |
| 2023 | 84 | – |
| 2022 | 84 | – |
| 2021 | 73 | – |
| 2020 | 86 | – |
| 2019 | 73 | – |
| 2018 | 67 | – |
| 2017 | 60 | – |
| 2016 | 64 | – |
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 2010 (rank #458, 80 births); most recent 2025 (rank #703, 50 births)
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #4683, 4 births); most recent 2013 (rank #5737, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | – |
| 2024 | 47 | – |
| 2023 | 44 | – |
| 2022 | 60 | – |
| 2021 | 50 | – |
| 2020 | 61 | – |
| 2019 | 60 | – |
| 2018 | 43 | – |
| 2017 | 60 | – |
| 2016 | 71 | – |
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
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #945, 40 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1185, 29 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 29 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2017 | 26 |
| 2016 | 32 |
| 2015 | 27 |
| 2014 | 32 |
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
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 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 #590, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #564, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
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