Is Shea a boy or girl name?
Shea is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 200 girls and 120 boys were named Shea, so 62.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 59.5% of the 20,790 US babies named Shea were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,494
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,187
- Babies named Shea since 1950
- 20,790
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 531 babies
Boys and girls named Shea, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25 | 64 | 71.9% |
| 1960s | 193 | 292 | 60.2% |
| 1970s | 903 | 1,277 | 58.6% |
| 1980s | 1,929 | 1,832 | 48.7% |
| 1990s | 1,758 | 2,747 | 61% |
| 2000s | 1,802 | 3,056 | 62.9% |
| 2010s | 1,179 | 1,954 | 62.4% |
| 2020s | 638 | 1,141 | 64.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 120 | #1,494 | 200 | #1,187 |
| 2023 | 144 | #1,323 | 247 | #1,027 |
| 2022 | 124 | #1,464 | 245 | #1,046 |
| 2021 | 138 | #1,345 | 242 | #1,044 |
| 2020 | 112 | #1,510 | 207 | #1,148 |
| 2019 | 124 | #1,417 | 205 | #1,167 |
| 2018 | 117 | #1,487 | 195 | #1,213 |
| 2017 | 127 | #1,392 | 184 | #1,286 |
| 2016 | 102 | #1,602 | 234 | #1,101 |
| 2015 | 100 | #1,611 | 191 | #1,277 |
| 2014 | 106 | #1,523 | 206 | #1,192 |
| 2013 | 105 | #1,535 | 197 | #1,225 |
| 2012 | 127 | #1,345 | 171 | #1,373 |
| 2011 | 148 | #1,197 | 172 | #1,347 |
| 2010 | 123 | #1,374 | 199 | #1,220 |
| 2009 | 159 | #1,151 | 252 | #1,034 |
| 2008 | 133 | #1,315 | 278 | #966 |
| 2007 | 167 | #1,095 | 293 | #925 |
| 2006 | 189 | #984 | 296 | #898 |
| 2005 | 183 | #957 | 348 | #764 |
| 2004 | 195 | #894 | 329 | #785 |
| 2003 | 205 | #847 | 318 | #778 |
| 2002 | 221 | #783 | 294 | #799 |
| 2001 | 187 | #862 | 327 | #734 |
| 2000 | 163 | #938 | 321 | #725 |
| 1999 | 152 | #955 | 281 | #785 |
| 1998 | 137 | #1,004 | 315 | #703 |
| 1997 | 180 | #815 | 309 | #698 |
| 1996 | 155 | #883 | 286 | #737 |
| 1995 | 187 | #784 | 260 | #774 |
| 1994 | 197 | #749 | 287 | #728 |
| 1993 | 170 | #811 | 243 | #821 |
| 1992 | 178 | #788 | 272 | #766 |
| 1991 | 181 | #760 | 266 | #775 |
| 1990 | 221 | #683 | 228 | #863 |
| 1989 | 218 | #677 | 231 | #824 |
| 1988 | 245 | #601 | 253 | #744 |
| 1987 | 261 | #562 | 229 | #777 |
| 1986 | 280 | #530 | 206 | #818 |
| 1985 | 234 | #573 | 193 | #843 |
| 1984 | 257 | #538 | 179 | #857 |
| 1983 | 106 | #853 | 119 | #1,129 |
| 1982 | 108 | #860 | 132 | #1,082 |
| 1981 | 105 | #869 | 136 | #1,054 |
| 1980 | 115 | #823 | 154 | #963 |
| 1979 | 95 | #900 | 151 | #963 |
| 1978 | 102 | #852 | 130 | #1,047 |
| 1977 | 93 | #879 | 118 | #1,101 |
| 1976 | 103 | #828 | 112 | #1,090 |
| 1975 | 110 | #794 | 118 | #1,025 |
| 1974 | 102 | #796 | 155 | #851 |
| 1973 | 92 | #832 | 127 | #954 |
| 1972 | 71 | #968 | 125 | #970 |
| 1971 | 64 | #1,024 | 127 | #994 |
| 1970 | 71 | #958 | 114 | #1,073 |
| 1969 | 45 | #1,183 | 79 | #1,265 |
| 1968 | 44 | #1,144 | 42 | #1,849 |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,645 | 43 | #1,779 |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,120 | 36 | #1,947 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,253 | 21 | #2,735 |
| 1964 | 9 | #3,016 | 25 | #2,522 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,650 | 9 | #4,846 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,653 | 11 | #4,231 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,686 | 13 | #3,763 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,843 | 13 | #3,658 |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,396 | 11 | #3,995 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,837 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,513 | 9 | #4,493 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,774 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,680 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,293 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,573 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,756 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,674 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shea reached #530 in 1986. As a girl name, it reached #698 in 1997. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shea
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.