Feminine dossier · first seen 1953

Shay

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Shay
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

2022

Peak rank proxy

301

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1953Peak 20222024

Peak year

2022

Decline from peak

30.9%

2024

208

All-time

8,042

Shay is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 2022, when 301 girls were named Shay.

In 2024, only 208 girls were given the name.

All told, about 8,042 Americans have been named Shay and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1953.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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