Is Shaya a boy or girl name?
Shaya is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 39 girls and 125 boys were named Shaya, so 23.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 37.5% of the 2,676 US babies named Shaya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,451
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,863
- Babies named Shaya since 1955
- 2,676
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 164 babies
Boys and girls named Shaya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 19 | 55 | 74.3% |
| 1980s | 58 | 141 | 70.9% |
| 1990s | 128 | 179 | 58.3% |
| 2000s | 283 | 242 | 46.1% |
| 2010s | 652 | 222 | 25.4% |
| 2020s | 527 | 165 | 23.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 125 | #1,451 | 39 | #3,863 |
| 2023 | 120 | #1,494 | 27 | #4,981 |
| 2022 | 94 | #1,768 | 37 | #4,027 |
| 2021 | 106 | #1,610 | 31 | #4,493 |
| 2020 | 82 | #1,824 | 31 | #4,432 |
| 2019 | 112 | #1,522 | 25 | #5,290 |
| 2018 | 83 | #1,832 | 32 | #4,443 |
| 2017 | 69 | #2,047 | 15 | #7,785 |
| 2016 | 82 | #1,841 | 19 | #6,632 |
| 2015 | 53 | #2,427 | 21 | #6,207 |
| 2014 | 50 | #2,509 | 29 | #4,882 |
| 2013 | 49 | #2,518 | 23 | #5,807 |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,480 | 14 | #8,564 |
| 2011 | 53 | #2,399 | 23 | #5,905 |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,504 | 21 | #6,354 |
| 2009 | 43 | #2,839 | 25 | #5,685 |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,638 | 29 | #5,121 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,777 | 27 | #5,358 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,441 | 26 | #5,356 |
| 2005 | 29 | #3,440 | 23 | #5,579 |
| 2004 | 29 | #3,357 | 23 | #5,525 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,354 | 28 | #4,648 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,650 | 18 | #6,348 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,495 | 24 | #4,981 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,754 | 19 | #5,906 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,503 | 21 | #5,185 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,172 | 17 | #6,033 |
| 1997 | 12 | #5,229 | 15 | #6,443 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,904 | 21 | #4,859 |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,335 | 25 | #4,199 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,399 | 16 | #5,946 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,186 | 15 | #6,209 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,599 | 17 | #5,680 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,791 | 18 | #5,366 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,580 | 14 | #6,417 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,484 | 14 | #6,107 |
| 1988 | 9 | #5,157 | 15 | #5,564 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,272 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,783 | 16 | #4,926 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,423 | 12 | #5,985 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,486 | 9 | #7,319 |
| 1983 | 6 | #6,106 | 6 | #10,045 |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,214 | 21 | #3,877 |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,116 | 13 | #5,529 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,978 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,279 | 13 | #5,361 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,663 | 7 | #8,389 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,790 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,039 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,355 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,698 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,531 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,373 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,318 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shaya reached #1,451 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #3,863 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shaya
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.