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Shy
OriginEnglish word name
Meaning"reserved, timid"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boysUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · girls#12988
2025 SSA
About Shy
Not the most aspirational word names you could give to a child, although it does work as a nickname. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter Chicago is often called Chi, pronounced "shy."
Shy for girls#12988 US
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter Chicago is often called Chi, pronounced "shy." Model Adwoa Aboah has a daughter named Shy.
Pronounced SHY.
As of October 2026, Shy ranked #12030 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #8653 in 1994.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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