NameTides

Shi

Shi peaked in the US in 2001 at #5,822, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

Shi as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Shi 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.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020
Shi 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.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2022#13,592 (6)————
2020#15,088 (5)————
2017#12,713 (7)————
2016—#3,214 (7)———
2015—#4,736 (4)———
2014#10,955 (9)#3,514 (6)———
2013—#3,160 (7)—#894 (3)—
2012#14,962 (6)#2,338 (11)——#3,334 (5)
2011#13,347 (7)#3,185 (7)———
2010#9,790 (11)#2,843 (8)———
2009#12,429 (8)#5,556 (3)#783 (3)——
2008#12,579 (8)#2,022 (12)#793 (3)——
2007#9,539 (12)#3,667 (5)#744 (3)—#2,763 (6)
2006#11,417 (9)#2,509 (8)———
2005#11,834 (8)#2,970 (6)———

Shi as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Shi 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.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020
Shi 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.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2019—#4,702 (3)—
2015#7,066 (11)——
2014#12,108 (5)——
2013#10,728 (6)#4,685 (3)—
2012—#4,805 (3)—
2010—#4,678 (3)—
2009—#4,527 (3)#1,884 (8)
2008#11,037 (6)#3,158 (5)—
2007#9,788 (7)#4,333 (3)—
2006—#4,052 (3)—
2005—#3,849 (3)#2,006 (6)
2004#11,356 (5)——
2003—#3,467 (3)—
2002#10,667 (5)——
2001#6,935 (9)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2001 at #5,822.
  • First recorded in the US in 1974.
  • In 2014, 64% of US babies named Shi were girls.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ShiCanadaGirls—too few
ShiCanadaBoys—too few
ShiEngland & WalesGirls—too few
ShiEngland & WalesBoys—too few
ShiIrelandGirls—too few
ShiNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ShiNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ShiScotlandGirls—too few
ShiUSGirls—too few
ShiUSBoys—too few