Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Variant of Shea courteous.
Pronunciation
sha-ye
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #2898, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7679, 10 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #1358, 128 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10107, 9 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 9 |
| 2024 | 13 | 5 |
| 2023 | 9 | 14 |
| 2022 | 8 | 18 |
| 2021 | 7 | 12 |
| 2020 | 14 | 19 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 |
| 2018 | 10 | 19 |
| 2017 | 12 | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 22 |
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 2009 (rank #945, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #1177, 16 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5666, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | – |
| 2024 | 5 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | – | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 | – |
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 Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #421, 7 births); most recent 2019 (rank #609, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
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)
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #506, 6 births); most recent 2008 (rank #619, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 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