Is Shae a boy or girl name?
Shae is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 88 girls and 23 boys were named Shae, so 79.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 78.7% of the 7,589 US babies named Shae were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,527
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,163
- Babies named Shae since 1951
- 7,589
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 277 babies
Boys and girls named Shae, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 1960s | 7 | 104 | 93.7% |
| 1970s | 146 | 473 | 76.4% |
| 1980s | 230 | 735 | 76.2% |
| 1990s | 560 | 1,680 | 75% |
| 2000s | 386 | 1,451 | 79% |
| 2010s | 176 | 993 | 84.9% |
| 2020s | 112 | 513 | 82.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | #4,527 | 88 | #2,163 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,194 | 119 | #1,733 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,167 | 99 | #1,989 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,601 | 116 | #1,766 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,930 | 91 | #2,048 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,715 | 95 | #2,029 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,503 | 109 | #1,864 |
| 2017 | 15 | #6,024 | 78 | #2,351 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,296 | 99 | #2,013 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,944 | 129 | #1,664 |
| 2014 | 19 | #5,030 | 100 | #1,992 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,590 | 132 | #1,631 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,447 | 81 | #2,334 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,968 | 78 | #2,389 |
| 2010 | 19 | #5,003 | 92 | #2,150 |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,140 | 115 | #1,857 |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,477 | 114 | #1,876 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,236 | 134 | #1,664 |
| 2006 | 54 | #2,344 | 150 | #1,478 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,797 | 135 | #1,530 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,832 | 177 | #1,238 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,202 | 146 | #1,381 |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,674 | 157 | #1,263 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,979 | 150 | #1,294 |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,170 | 173 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,848 | 203 | #1,010 |
| 1998 | 50 | #1,953 | 227 | #922 |
| 1997 | 59 | #1,691 | 190 | #1,016 |
| 1996 | 51 | #1,813 | 184 | #1,019 |
| 1995 | 59 | #1,586 | 178 | #1,029 |
| 1994 | 48 | #1,818 | 166 | #1,090 |
| 1993 | 59 | #1,552 | 177 | #1,043 |
| 1992 | 57 | #1,565 | 118 | #1,401 |
| 1991 | 53 | #1,610 | 139 | #1,232 |
| 1990 | 70 | #1,334 | 98 | #1,562 |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,986 | 129 | #1,238 |
| 1988 | 45 | #1,615 | 105 | #1,365 |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,827 | 104 | #1,325 |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,912 | 74 | #1,614 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,416 | 50 | #2,131 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,800 | 50 | #2,043 |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,093 | 52 | #1,988 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,525 | 59 | #1,848 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,889 | 63 | #1,783 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,936 | 49 | #2,120 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,323 | 54 | #1,946 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,902 | 47 | #2,041 |
| 1977 | 22 | #2,195 | 47 | #2,052 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,931 | 55 | #1,744 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,523 | 49 | #1,868 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,093 | 47 | #1,874 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,200 | 52 | #1,727 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,518 | 34 | #2,265 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,315 | 45 | #1,930 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,865 | 43 | #1,982 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,884 | 19 | #3,176 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,428 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,615 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,160 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,149 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,937 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,783 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,970 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,376 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,477 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,277 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,456 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shae reached #1,334 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #922 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shae
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.