Shay

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 62% girls / 38% boys

Shay first appears in the data in 1953 and has been recorded in 72 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 301 babies (rank #914 that year). In 2024 it was given to 208 girls (rank #1,158). The name has been rising over the last five years.
12,989
Total babies (all years)
72
Years in the data
301
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19537#4,962
19546#5,650
19555#6,570
19566#5,854
195715#3,128
19587#5,317
19599#4,575
196011#4,129
196120#2,817
196229#2,251
196327#2,351
196418#3,090
196533#2,057
196622#2,650
196728#2,313
196834#2,084
196953#1,663
1970133#958
1971149#894
1972116#1,015
1973115#1,025
1974130#958
197598#1,190
197684#1,306
197765#1,633
1978107#1,181
197989#1,391
1980134#1,062
1981115#1,163
1982100#1,284
198392#1,316
198497#1,292
198593#1,392
198692#1,402
1987114#1,246
1988106#1,349
1989124#1,273
1990128#1,277
1991117#1,380
1992129#1,310
1993127#1,324
1994157#1,140
1995161#1,106
1996158#1,154
1997157#1,173
1998148#1,233
1999167#1,166
2000156#1,260
2001125#1,504
2002140#1,384
2003131#1,493
2004141#1,451
2005123#1,638
2006122#1,721
2007127#1,721
2008148#1,559
2009109#1,930
2010112#1,828
2011102#1,950
201284#2,260
2013115#1,789
2014144#1,525
2015172#1,379
2016171#1,378
2017180#1,306
2018168#1,344
2019199#1,183
2020277#932
2021300#903
2022301#914
2023255#999
2024208#1,158