Shay
Girl and boy name
Shay at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,695 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,153 in 2024
Shay popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1960 | #2,421 | 12 |
| 1970 | #968 | 69 |
| 1980 | #963 | 87 |
| 1990 | #959 | 118 |
| 1991 | #833 | 154 |
| 2000 | #1,361 | 93 |
| 2010 | #2,010 | 68 |
| 2020 | #1,757 | 87 |
| 2024 | #1,695 | 98 |
All 69 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1954 | #3,828 | 5 |
| 1957 | #3,995 | 5 |
| 1959 | #3,989 | 5 |
| 1960 | #2,421 | 12 |
| 1961 | #2,068 | 16 |
| 1962 | #2,279 | 13 |
| 1963 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1964 | #2,205 | 14 |
| 1965 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1966 | #1,814 | 18 |
| 1967 | #2,469 | 11 |
| 1968 | #1,365 | 32 |
| 1969 | #1,280 | 38 |
| 1970 | #968 | 69 |
| 1971 | #1,102 | 55 |
| 1972 | #1,000 | 65 |
| 1973 | #898 | 79 |
| 1974 | #919 | 78 |
| 1975 | #953 | 74 |
| 1976 | #977 | 72 |
| 1977 | #975 | 77 |
| 1978 | #1,034 | 71 |
| 1979 | #952 | 86 |
| 1980 | #963 | 87 |
| 1981 | #1,014 | 80 |
| 1982 | #1,164 | 62 |
| 1983 | #1,205 | 57 |
| 1984 | #1,096 | 67 |
| 1985 | #1,083 | 73 |
| 1986 | #1,188 | 64 |
| 1987 | #914 | 106 |
| 1988 | #840 | 128 |
| 1989 | #916 | 123 |
| 1990 | #959 | 118 |
| 1991 | #833 | 154 |
| 1992 | #1,049 | 109 |
| 1993 | #1,029 | 115 |
| 1994 | #968 | 130 |
| 1995 | #978 | 129 |
| 1996 | #1,049 | 116 |
| 1997 | #1,182 | 101 |
| 1998 | #1,322 | 90 |
| 1999 | #1,395 | 84 |
| 2000 | #1,361 | 93 |
| 2001 | #1,816 | 61 |
| 2002 | #1,609 | 75 |
| 2003 | #1,348 | 101 |
| 2004 | #1,477 | 92 |
| 2005 | #1,554 | 90 |
| 2006 | #1,583 | 92 |
| 2007 | #1,713 | 88 |
| 2008 | #1,916 | 75 |
| 2009 | #1,762 | 86 |
| 2010 | #2,010 | 68 |
| 2011 | #1,849 | 76 |
| 2012 | #2,172 | 61 |
| 2013 | #2,364 | 53 |
| 2014 | #2,402 | 53 |
| 2015 | #2,189 | 62 |
| 2016 | #1,762 | 87 |
| 2017 | #1,977 | 72 |
| 2018 | #1,761 | 87 |
| 2019 | #1,974 | 74 |
| 2020 | #1,757 | 87 |
| 2021 | #1,583 | 109 |
| 2022 | #1,678 | 102 |
| 2023 | #1,786 | 90 |
| 2024 | #1,695 | 98 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | #4,596 | 7 |
| 1960 | #3,921 | 11 |
| 1970 | #953 | 133 |
| 1971 | #890 | 149 |
| 1980 | #1,059 | 134 |
| 1990 | #1,272 | 128 |
| 2000 | #1,254 | 156 |
| 2010 | #1,818 | 112 |
| 2020 | #931 | 277 |
| 2024 | #1,153 | 208 |
All 72 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | #4,596 | 7 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 |
| 1957 | #3,033 | 15 |
| 1958 | #4,889 | 7 |
| 1959 | #4,300 | 9 |
| 1960 | #3,921 | 11 |
| 1961 | #2,752 | 20 |
| 1962 | #2,210 | 29 |
| 1963 | #2,306 | 27 |
| 1964 | #3,000 | 18 |
| 1965 | #2,031 | 33 |
| 1966 | #2,586 | 22 |
| 1967 | #2,272 | 28 |
| 1968 | #2,056 | 34 |
| 1969 | #1,648 | 53 |
| 1970 | #953 | 133 |
| 1971 | #890 | 149 |
| 1972 | #1,012 | 116 |
| 1973 | #1,015 | 115 |
| 1974 | #950 | 130 |
| 1975 | #1,175 | 98 |
| 1976 | #1,297 | 84 |
| 1977 | #1,621 | 65 |
| 1978 | #1,176 | 107 |
| 1979 | #1,377 | 89 |
| 1980 | #1,059 | 134 |
| 1981 | #1,157 | 115 |
| 1982 | #1,278 | 100 |
| 1983 | #1,311 | 92 |
| 1984 | #1,284 | 97 |
| 1985 | #1,382 | 93 |
| 1986 | #1,392 | 92 |
| 1987 | #1,240 | 114 |
| 1988 | #1,344 | 106 |
| 1989 | #1,267 | 124 |
| 1990 | #1,272 | 128 |
| 1991 | #1,375 | 117 |
| 1992 | #1,305 | 129 |
| 1993 | #1,318 | 127 |
| 1994 | #1,137 | 157 |
| 1995 | #1,100 | 161 |
| 1996 | #1,149 | 158 |
| 1997 | #1,169 | 157 |
| 1998 | #1,228 | 148 |
| 1999 | #1,163 | 167 |
| 2000 | #1,254 | 156 |
| 2001 | #1,499 | 125 |
| 2002 | #1,376 | 140 |
| 2003 | #1,486 | 131 |
| 2004 | #1,448 | 141 |
| 2005 | #1,631 | 123 |
| 2006 | #1,709 | 122 |
| 2007 | #1,713 | 127 |
| 2008 | #1,554 | 148 |
| 2009 | #1,914 | 109 |
| 2010 | #1,818 | 112 |
| 2011 | #1,943 | 102 |
| 2012 | #2,231 | 84 |
| 2013 | #1,774 | 115 |
| 2014 | #1,519 | 144 |
| 2015 | #1,372 | 172 |
| 2016 | #1,371 | 171 |
| 2017 | #1,303 | 180 |
| 2018 | #1,338 | 168 |
| 2019 | #1,180 | 199 |
| 2020 | #931 | 277 |
| 2021 | #901 | 300 |
| 2022 | #909 | 301 |
| 2023 | #996 | 255 |
| 2024 | #1,153 | 208 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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