TheNameDBShay
M FShay is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (28% of births). There have been 12,989 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 8,042 as girls and 4,947 as boys. Shay gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 2022 and remains popular today.
Popularity Over Time
Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 306 |
| 2023 | 345 |
| 2022 | 403 |
| 2021 | 409 |
| 2020 | 364 |
| 2019 | 273 |
| 2018 | 255 |
| 2017 | 252 |
| 2016 | 258 |
| 2015 | 234 |
| 2014 | 197 |
| 2013 | 168 |
| 2012 | 145 |
| 2011 | 178 |
| 2010 | 180 |
| 2009 | 195 |
| 2008 | 223 |
| 2007 | 215 |
| 2006 | 214 |
| 2005 | 213 |
| 2004 | 233 |
| 2003 | 232 |
| 2002 | 215 |
| 2001 | 186 |
| 2000 | 249 |
| 1999 | 251 |
| 1998 | 238 |
| 1997 | 258 |
| 1996 | 274 |
| 1995 | 290 |
| 1994 | 287 |
| 1993 | 242 |
| 1992 | 238 |
| 1991 | 271 |
| 1990 | 246 |
| 1989 | 247 |
| 1988 | 234 |
| 1987 | 220 |
| 1986 | 156 |
| 1985 | 166 |
| 1984 | 164 |
| 1983 | 149 |
| 1982 | 162 |
| 1981 | 195 |
| 1980 | 221 |
| 1979 | 175 |
| 1978 | 178 |
| 1977 | 142 |
| 1976 | 156 |
| 1975 | 172 |
| 1974 | 208 |
| 1973 | 194 |
| 1972 | 181 |
| 1971 | 204 |
| 1970 | 202 |
| 1969 | 91 |
| 1968 | 66 |
| 1967 | 39 |
| 1966 | 40 |
| 1965 | 41 |
| 1964 | 32 |
| 1963 | 41 |
| 1962 | 42 |
| 1961 | 36 |
| 1960 | 23 |
| 1959 | 14 |
| 1958 | 7 |
| 1957 | 20 |
| 1956 | 6 |
| 1955 | 5 |
| 1954 | 11 |
| 1953 | 7 |
| 1932 | 5 |