NameTides

Shaya

Shaya was the #1,370 boys' name in the US in 2025 (135 babies), and #1,897 in England & Wales and #2,527 in Canada.

Shaya as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Shaya as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanada
Shaya as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
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.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,370 (135)#1,897 (13)#2,527 (7)
2024#1,432 (127)#2,444 (9)#3,072 (5)
2023#1,489 (120)#3,113 (6)#1,810 (10)
2022#1,760 (94)#3,450 (5)#2,052 (8)
2021#1,606 (106)#1,516 (16)—
2020#1,815 (82)#1,825 (12)#1,595 (11)
2019#1,515 (112)#1,369 (18)—
2018#1,823 (83)#3,011 (6)—
2017#2,032 (69)#2,172 (10)#2,762 (5)
2016#1,828 (82)#3,079 (6)—
2015#2,412 (53)#2,150 (10)—
2014#2,492 (50)#2,690 (7)—
2013#2,492 (49)#3,315 (5)—
2012#2,448 (51)—#1,655 (10)
2011#2,376 (53)#4,647 (3)—

Shaya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Shaya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Shaya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,975 (36)#2,788 (9)—
2024#3,822 (39)——
2023#4,873 (27)#2,346 (11)—
2022#3,963 (37)#4,646 (4)#2,553 (7)
2021#4,413 (31)#5,581 (3)—
2020#4,358 (31)#2,843 (8)#2,343 (8)
2019#5,163 (25)#2,170 (12)—
2018#4,357 (32)#3,985 (5)—
2017#7,442 (15)#2,090 (13)—
2016#6,401 (19)#2,547 (10)#2,892 (6)
2015#6,036 (21)#3,615 (6)—
2014#4,768 (29)#1,882 (15)#1,681 (13)
2013#5,644 (23)#2,176 (12)#2,595 (7)
2012#8,208 (14)#1,991 (14)#2,601 (7)
2011#5,543 (24)#2,150 (12)#2,156 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,370.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1955.
  • In 2025, 21% of US babies named Shaya were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 13,000 baby boys 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
USBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 21,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 45,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Shaya is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 9,700 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Shaya 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: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #212NYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #293NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: 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
Shaya (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#7165

Shaya (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ShayaCanadaGirls—too few
ShayaCanadaBoys#2,5277
ShayaEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
ShayaEngland & WalesBoys#1,89713
ShayaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ShayaUSGirls#3,97536
ShayaUSBoys#1,370135