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Shea

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Majestic
Irish
Hawklike or majestic; an Irish family name that has become a popular name for girls

Syllables

1

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Shea

Pronunciation

shea

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1986 (rank #528, 280 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1547, 111 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #762, 348 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1150, 201 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025111201
2024120200
2023144247
2022124245
2021138242
2020112207
2019124205
2018117195
2017127184
2016102234

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 1999 (rank #308, 87 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1197, 24 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #2148, 11 births); most recent 2024 (rank #3015, 8 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202524–
2024208
2023193
2022244
2021294
202022–
2019204
2018368
2017374
2016386

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 Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #106, 54 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #706, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
202554–
202437–
2023394
202239–
2021363
2020263
201938–
201825–
201733–
201641–

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 2010 (rank #344, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #400, 8 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #809, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
20258–
20244–
20234–
20224–
20216–
20205–
2019––
2018–3
20177–
20166–

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 2004 (rank #26, 110 births); most recent 2025 (rank #22, 67 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202567
202446
202361
202265
202173
202058
201957
201861
201760
201656

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 2007 (rank #254, 14 births); most recent 2022 (rank #314, 12 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #445, 7 births); most recent 2015 (rank #650, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
2023––
202212–
20218–
2020––
20196–
20186–
2017––
20165–
201575
20146–

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