Is Shia a boy or girl name?
Shia is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 54 girls and 170 boys were named Shia, so 24.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 33.3% of the 3,173 US babies named Shia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,201
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,036
- Babies named Shia since 1960
- 3,173
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 224 babies
Boys and girls named Shia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 100 | 37 | 27% |
| 2000s | 395 | 375 | 48.7% |
| 2010s | 835 | 394 | 32.1% |
| 2020s | 757 | 252 | 25% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 170 | #1,201 | 54 | #3,036 |
| 2023 | 159 | #1,236 | 48 | #3,371 |
| 2022 | 146 | #1,304 | 50 | #3,264 |
| 2021 | 152 | #1,260 | 52 | #3,150 |
| 2020 | 130 | #1,366 | 48 | #3,269 |
| 2019 | 85 | #1,812 | 33 | #4,328 |
| 2018 | 72 | #2,027 | 42 | #3,660 |
| 2017 | 99 | #1,620 | 26 | #5,166 |
| 2016 | 72 | #2,006 | 35 | #4,231 |
| 2015 | 73 | #1,997 | 27 | #5,108 |
| 2014 | 93 | #1,667 | 37 | #4,089 |
| 2013 | 71 | #1,960 | 43 | #3,637 |
| 2012 | 70 | #2,014 | 33 | #4,475 |
| 2011 | 104 | #1,532 | 59 | #2,939 |
| 2010 | 96 | #1,635 | 59 | #2,935 |
| 2009 | 115 | #1,454 | 81 | #2,392 |
| 2008 | 83 | #1,799 | 88 | #2,248 |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,966 | 37 | #4,199 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,146 | 27 | #5,210 |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,308 | 27 | #4,940 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,388 | 33 | #4,267 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,613 | 42 | #3,460 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,468 | 19 | #6,095 |
| 2001 | 15 | #5,096 | 13 | #8,127 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,536 | 8 | #11,635 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,814 | 6 | #14,158 |
| 1998 | 10 | #6,229 | 7 | #12,231 |
| 1997 | 17 | #4,029 | 11 | #8,253 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,845 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,886 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,813 | 7 | #11,605 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,501 | 6 | #13,194 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,282 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #7,160 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,065 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,133 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,321 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,416 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 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 | 5 | #4,523 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shia reached #1,201 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #2,248 in 2008. 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 Shia
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.