Is Sha a boy or girl name?

Sha is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 766 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 83.4% were girls and 16.6% were boys.

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Sha

Recorded 1962–2024 · United States

Sha was most popular in 1989, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,449 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 766 people named Sha.

Sha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sha’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sha is mostly a girl’s name — 83.4% of the 766 Americans given it were girls and 16.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 67% girls and 33% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org