Shay
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Shay
A variant spelling of either Irish Shea or Hebrew Shai, Shay feels at once vintage and modern.
Shay for boys#1989 US
Gentle yet rugged, cool but well established, Shay is straightforward and memorable. An anglicized spelling of the Irish Shea ("dauntless, fine, good" "hawk") and the Hebrew Shai ("gift"), Shay appeared in the Top 100 in Ireland and the Top 400 in England and Wales in a recent year.
Pronounced SHAY.
As of October 2026, Shay ranked #1227 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #894 in 1971.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,525 | 144 | #2,424 | 53 |
| 2015 | #1,379 | 172 | #2,205 | 62 |
| 2016 | #1,378 | 171 | #1,773 | 87 |
| 2017 | #1,306 | 180 | #1,999 | 72 |
| 2018 | #1,344 | 168 | #1,774 | 87 |
| 2019 | #1,183 | 199 | #1,996 | 74 |
| 2020 | #932 | 277 | #1,763 | 87 |
| 2021 | #903 | 300 | #1,589 | 109 |
| 2022 | #914 | 301 | #1,689 | 102 |
| 2023 | #999 | 255 | #1,799 | 90 |
| 2024 | #1,158 | 208 | #1,701 | 98 |
| 2025 | #1,227 | 184 | #1,989 | 77 |
World rankings
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Shay on lists
Famous Shays
- Shannon Ashley "Shay" MitchellGirl
Canadian actress
- Shay DoronGirl
Israeli basketball player
- Shay AstarGirl
American actress and singer
- Shay YoungbloodGirl
American novelist and playwright
- Indie Shay LewisGirl
daughter of Aaron Lewis
- Shay RudolphGirl
American actress
- Seamus Anthony "Shay" BrennanBoy
Irish footballer
- Séamus John James "Shay" GivenBoy
Irish footballer
- Seamus "Shay" KeoghBoy
Irish footballer
- Seamus 'Shay' ElliottBoy
Irish cyclist
- Shay GibbonsBoy
Irish footballer
- Shay HoltzmanBoy
Israeli footballer
- Shay StephensonBoy
Canadian ice hockey player
- Shay Carl ButlerBoy
American vlogger
- Sheldon "Shay" HaleyBoy
American musician of N.E.R.D.
- Shay RoundtreeBoy
American actor
Shay in pop culture
- Shay Van BurenGirl
main character in the YouTube series "Most Popular Girls in School"
- ShayGirl
character from The Uglies Series
- Leslie ShayGirl
character on TV's "Chicago Fire"
- Carly ShayGirl
main character on TV's "iCarly"
- Shay BourneBoy
character in "Change of Heart" by Jodi Picoult
- Shay Lamden aka King SharkBoy
character on TV's "The Flash"
- Shay VoltaBoy
character in the game "Broken Age"
- Spencer ShayBoy
character on TV's "iCarly"
- Shay Patrick CormacBoy
character in the video game "Assassin's Creed: Rogue"
- Shay McCutcheonBoy
character on TV's "The L Word"