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Shay

Anglicized spelling of Shea or Shai, Irish, Hebrew
"dauntless, fine, hawk; gift"
Pamela Redmond
By Pamela Redmond
Updated Tue Feb 03 2026

Shay Origin and Meaning

Variation of James
# 981 in the US

Shay Rank in US Top 1000

# 809 on Nameberry

Shay Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Shay

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"

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