Is Shaya a boy or girl name?

Shaya is a unisex name. Of the 2,850 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 36.5% were girls and 63.5% were boys. It changed hands in 2001, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Shaya

Recorded 1955–2025 · United States

Shaya was most popular in 2025, when 171 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,451 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,451, with 171 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,850 people named Shaya.

Shaya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shaya’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shaya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shaya is a unisex name — 36.5% of the 2,850 Americans given it were girls and 63.5% were boys. It changed hands: since 2001 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 22% girls and 78% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Shaya

Where Shaya is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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