Shay
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning hawk-like or gift; a form of Séaghdha.
How Shay has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2020 | #934 |
| 2021 | #903 |
| 2022 | #912 |
| 2023 | #997 |
Shay by the numbers
In 2025, 73 babies in England and Wales were named Shay. In the US, 250 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shay. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Shay
Names that are said the same way as Shay, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a bird
Like Shay, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Shay, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Shay
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