Shae
Shae was the 2061st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 922nd with 227 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 396 places. More babies were named Shae in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,061 girls, down 12 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 92girls
- Girls and boys
- 83% girls, 17% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1998227 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,694babies recorded
Shae popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,061 | #7,120 | 92 | 12 |
| 2020 | #2,049 | #5,931 | 91 | 15 |
| 2010 | #2,150 | #5,005 | 92 | 19 |
| 2000 | #1,165 | #2,170 | 173 | 47 |
| 1990 | #1,562 | #1,334 | 98 | 70 |
| 1980 | #2,121 | #2,936 | 49 | 16 |
| 1970 | #1,982 | #2,866 | 43 | 12 |
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How popular is Shae, counting every spelling?
Shae has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shae?
92 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shae (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shae born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 91 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shae.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shae?
About 5,900 people born in the US named Shae are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 15 and 35. That makes Shae mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shae by state
How common Shae was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (3.1×), Illinois (2.8×), Pennsylvania (1.9×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Shae
How popular is the name Shae?
Shae was the 2061st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 922nd with 227 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 396 places. More babies were named Shae in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Shae a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 83% girls, 17% boys given the name Shae in the US.
Where is Shae most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shae was most common in Minnesota (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Massachusetts.