Shay

Phonetic spelling of Shea or Shai

"supplanter"

Shay Origin and Meaning

The name Shay is a boy's name of Hebrew, Irish origin.

Shay has an old-fashioned feel due to its association with the word for a kind of horse-drawn carriage and at the same time seems modern thanks to its simple straightforwardness. Use Shay as a phonetic equivalent of the Irish surname Shea or the Hebrew male name Shai, or as an abbreviated form of such names as Seamus or Shane.

Shay Rank in US Top 1000

# 981 in the US

Shay Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 801 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Shay

• 801 Nameberry 2025
• 806 Unique 2023
• 416 England 2023
• 159 Scotland 2024
• 50 Ireland 2024

20 Names Similar to Shay

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Famous People Named Shay

• Seamus Anthony "Shay" Brennan Irish footballer
• Séamus John James "Shay" Given Irish footballer
• Seamus "Shay" Keogh Irish footballer
• Seamus 'Shay' Elliott Irish cyclist
• Shay Gibbons Irish footballer
• Shay Holtzman Israeli footballer
• Shay Stephenson Canadian ice hockey player
• Shay Carl Butler American vlogger
• Sheldon "Shay" Haley American musician of N.E.R.D.
• Shay Roundtree American actor

The name Shay in Pop Culture

• Shay Bourne character in "Change of Heart" by Jodi Picoult
• Shay Lamden aka King Shark character on TV's "The Flash"
• Shay Volta character in the game "Broken Age"
• Spencer Shay character on TV's "iCarly"
• Shay Patrick Cormac character in the video game "Assassin's Creed: Rogue"
• Shay McCutcheon character on TV's "The L Word"