Is Shaye a boy or girl name?
Shaye is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 13 boys were named Shaye, so 27.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 76.6% of the 2,843 US babies named Shaye were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,748
- Girl rank, 2024
- #17,263
- Babies named Shaye since 1951
- 2,843
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 152 babies
Boys and girls named Shaye, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 27 | 100% |
| 1960s | 10 | 63 | 86.3% |
| 1970s | 65 | 197 | 75.2% |
| 1980s | 83 | 265 | 76.1% |
| 1990s | 186 | 734 | 79.8% |
| 2000s | 168 | 603 | 78.2% |
| 2010s | 101 | 222 | 68.7% |
| 2020s | 51 | 68 | 57.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,748 | 5 | #17,263 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,808 | 14 | #7,992 |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,695 | 18 | #6,671 |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,604 | 12 | #8,895 |
| 2020 | 14 | #6,234 | 19 | #6,287 |
| 2019 | 10 | #8,115 | 10 | #10,371 |
| 2018 | 10 | #8,063 | 19 | #6,486 |
| 2017 | 12 | #7,031 | 9 | #11,479 |
| 2016 | 5 | #13,887 | 22 | #5,958 |
| 2015 | 14 | #6,258 | 30 | #4,703 |
| 2014 | 10 | #8,033 | 18 | #6,946 |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,750 | 31 | #4,632 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,467 | 23 | #5,867 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,654 | 28 | #5,045 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,992 | 32 | #4,587 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,718 | 39 | #4,005 |
| 2008 | 15 | #6,015 | 40 | #3,999 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,637 | 36 | #4,282 |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,614 | 55 | #3,083 |
| 2005 | 11 | #7,028 | 50 | #3,164 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,969 | 78 | #2,260 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,254 | 63 | #2,572 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,875 | 75 | #2,221 |
| 2001 | 20 | #4,094 | 85 | #2,008 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,623 | 82 | #2,033 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,466 | 84 | #1,890 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,282 | 128 | #1,361 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,969 | 94 | #1,679 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,381 | 112 | #1,476 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,084 | 58 | #2,307 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,810 | 51 | #2,500 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,792 | 50 | #2,525 |
| 1992 | 15 | #4,073 | 55 | #2,380 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,980 | 58 | #2,266 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,631 | 44 | #2,686 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,682 | 44 | #2,605 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,502 | 34 | #3,032 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,197 | 30 | #3,156 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,414 | 21 | #4,002 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,424 | 28 | #3,227 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,206 | 16 | #4,700 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,255 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,932 | 16 | #4,688 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,715 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,642 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,777 | 20 | #3,881 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,263 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,519 | 21 | #3,590 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,854 | 22 | #3,266 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,356 | 18 | #3,744 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,096 | 27 | #2,747 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,434 | 21 | #3,217 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,913 | 18 | #3,511 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,830 | 16 | #3,915 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,342 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,886 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,442 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,915 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,707 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,400 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,525 | 5 | #7,645 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,460 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,537 | 6 | #6,455 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,278 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,146 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,390 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,261 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shaye reached #2,682 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #1,361 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 Shaye
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.