NameTides

Shea

Shea was the #1,150 girls' name in the US in 2025 (201 babies), and #2,282 in Canada.

Shea as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Shea 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.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020USCanada
Shea 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.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,150 (201)———#2,282 (9)
2024#1,188 (201)#3,016 (8)——#1,541 (15)
2023#1,024 (247)#5,688 (3)—#727 (4)#1,155 (21)
2022#1,043 (245)#4,646 (4)——#1,095 (23)
2021#1,042 (242)#4,634 (4)—#883 (3)#1,110 (23)
2020#1,145 (207)——#834 (3)#1,758 (12)
2019#1,164 (205)#4,686 (4)——#1,138 (22)
2018#1,210 (195)#2,901 (8)#809 (3)—#1,507 (15)
2017#1,282 (184)#4,763 (4)——#1,333 (18)
2016#1,098 (234)#3,609 (6)——#1,906 (11)
2015#1,275 (191)#3,252 (7)——#951 (27)
2014#1,186 (206)———#1,455 (16)
2013#1,220 (197)#3,536 (6)——#1,512 (15)
2012#1,364 (171)#4,171 (5)——#1,410 (17)
2011#1,345 (172)———#1,426 (16)

Shea as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Shea as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandScotlandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Shea as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,547 (111)#1,197 (24)#400 (8)#22 (67)#125 (43)#1,015 (25)
2024#1,494 (120)#1,322 (20)#619 (4)#51 (46)#187 (26)#1,432 (15)
2023#1,323 (144)#1,363 (19)#614 (4)#32 (61)#161 (33)#1,283 (16)
2022#1,457 (124)#1,143 (24)#590 (4)#27 (65)#214 (24)#833 (30)
2021#1,339 (138)#1,004 (29)#477 (6)#27 (73)#215 (23)#770 (34)
2020#1,503 (112)#1,192 (22)#536 (5)#43 (58)#240 (20)#716 (35)
2019#1,413 (124)#1,253 (20)—#50 (57)#199 (27)#1,065 (20)
2018#1,478 (117)#851 (36)—#47 (61)#283 (16)#686 (37)
2017#1,384 (127)#848 (37)#442 (7)#49 (60)#179 (33)#596 (44)
2016#1,599 (102)#833 (38)#486 (6)#57 (56)#150 (41)#808 (30)
2015#1,599 (100)#873 (35)—#33 (78)#265 (18)#774 (31)
2014#1,514 (106)#935 (31)—#48 (63)#203 (29)#854 (27)
2013#1,528 (105)#684 (48)#590 (4)#43 (66)#187 (33)#669 (37)
2012#1,336 (127)#719 (46)#392 (8)#33 (84)#250 (21)#675 (36)
2011#1,193 (148)#652 (50)#491 (5)#55 (62)#215 (26)#676 (36)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2005 at #763.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1950.
  • In 2025, 64% of US babies named Shea were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,000 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 8,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 15,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,500uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 120very common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 550common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Shea is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,400 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,200 to 1 in 9,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Shea 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: #835MNIllinois: #709ILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: #533NYMassachusetts: #273MAOregon: 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: #647PANew Jersey: #499NJConnecticut: #393CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,409CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #789CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: #731MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,127TNNorth 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: #1,325FL
Shea (girls) 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
Ontario2024#1,4107

Shea (girls): 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
SheaCanadaGirls#2,2829
SheaCanadaBoys#1,01525
SheaEngland & WalesGirls—too few
SheaEngland & WalesBoys#1,19724
SheaIrelandGirls—too few
SheaIrelandBoys#12543
ShéaIrelandBoys#34811
SheáIrelandBoys—too few
SheaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SheaNorthern IrelandBoys#2267
SheaScotlandGirls—too few
SheaScotlandBoys#4008
SheaUSGirls#1,150201
SheaUSBoys#1,547111