Shea
Shea was the 1159th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 201 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 698th; the most babies were born in 2005 (348). Over the last ten years it has moved up 119 places. More babies were named Shea in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,159 girls, down 11 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 201girls
- Girls and boys
- 64% girls, 36% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005348 babies
- Total since 1880
- 21,102babies recorded
Shea popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,159 | #1,552 | 201 | 111 |
| 2020 | #1,148 | #1,510 | 207 | 112 |
| 2010 | #1,220 | #1,374 | 199 | 123 |
| 2000 | #725 | #938 | 321 | 163 |
| 1990 | #863 | #683 | 228 | 221 |
| 1980 | #963 | #822 | 154 | 115 |
| 1970 | #1,073 | #958 | 114 | 71 |
| 1960 | #3,658 | #2,843 | 13 | 10 |
| 1950 | #4,674 | — | 7 | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Shea, counting every spelling?
Shea is a spelling of Shay, a name family that ranked #730 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,159 for Shea on its own. Together these spellings went to 385 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shay | 184 | #1,227 | 1,248 |
| Shea | 201 | #1,159 | 1,136 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Shea?
201 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shea (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shea 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 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shea.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shea?
About 12,300 people born in the US named Shea are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 15 and 37. That makes Shea 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.
Shea by state
How common Shea was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Connecticut (7.5×), Massachusetts (6.4×), New Jersey (4.2×), New York (2.9×), Pennsylvania (2.4×). In 28 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 Shea
How popular is the name Shea?
Shea was the 1159th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 201 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 698th; the most babies were born in 2005 (348). Over the last ten years it has moved up 119 places. More babies were named Shea in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Shea a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 64% girls, 36% boys given the name Shea in the US.
Where is Shea most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shea was most common in Connecticut (1.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Massachusetts and New Hampshire.