NameTides

Shae

Shae was the #2,051 girls' name in the US in 2025 (92 babies), and #3,705 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Shae as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Shae as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Shae as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,051 (92)#3,705 (6)#780 (3)—#2,282 (9)
2024#2,150 (88)#1,895 (15)#638 (4)#898 (3)#1,833 (12)
2023#1,724 (119)#1,959 (14)——#1,203 (20)
2022#1,974 (99)#2,674 (9)——#1,252 (19)
2021#1,760 (116)#2,711 (9)——#1,778 (12)
2020#2,034 (91)#2,615 (9)—#628 (5)#1,662 (13)
2019#2,011 (95)#2,643 (9)—#871 (3)#1,600 (14)
2018#1,852 (109)#2,187 (12)——#1,301 (18)
2017#2,338 (78)#2,341 (11)#570 (5)—#1,023 (25)
2016#1,996 (99)#1,472 (22)——#1,191 (21)
2015#1,655 (129)#1,711 (17)—#896 (3)#1,080 (23)
2014#1,982 (100)#1,798 (16)#802 (3)—#948 (28)
2013#1,624 (132)#2,176 (12)——#1,206 (20)
2012#2,315 (81)#2,215 (12)——#1,695 (13)
2011#2,369 (78)#4,764 (4)——#1,500 (15)

Shae as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Canada
Shae as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Shae as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandCanada
2025#6,803 (12)#1,124 (26)#495 (6)—#2,269 (8)
2024#4,433 (23)#1,322 (20)———
2023#4,112 (26)#1,461 (17)#482 (6)——
2022#4,089 (26)#2,321 (9)#590 (4)——
2021#4,494 (22)#1,329 (19)#401 (8)—#2,061 (8)
2020#5,699 (15)#1,111 (24)#536 (5)—#2,431 (6)
2019#6,406 (13)#1,113 (24)#431 (7)——
2018#5,320 (17)#932 (31)#516 (5)—#2,403 (6)
2017#5,788 (15)#794 (41)#602 (4)——
2016#6,053 (14)#903 (34)#532 (5)—#2,428 (6)
2015#5,746 (15)#753 (43)#426 (7)——
2014#4,866 (19)#781 (40)#439 (7)—#2,667 (5)
2013#4,463 (21)#771 (41)#366 (9)——
2012#5,256 (17)#549 (66)#568 (4)—#1,781 (9)
2011#3,885 (26)#565 (62)#459 (6)—#1,681 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1998 at #921.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1951.
  • In 2025, 89% of US babies named Shae were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 140,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 10,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Shae is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 19,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 24,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Shae by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,526NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: #927PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Shae (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ShaeCanadaGirls#2,2829
ShaeCanadaBoys#2,2698
ShaeEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
ShaeEngland & WalesBoys#1,12426
ShaeIrelandGirls—too few
ShaeNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ShaeNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ShaeScotlandGirls#7803
ShaeScotlandBoys#4956
ShaeUSGirls#2,05192
ShaeUSBoys#6,80312