Shaya
The Story of Shaya
As a girl name
Shaya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 39 Shayas were born — ranking #3,809 that year. As of 2026, Shaya ranks #3,986 for girls with 37 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Shayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shaya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1955, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 133 Shayas were born — ranking #1,409 that year. As of 2026, Shaya ranks #1,409 for boys with 133 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Shayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shaya
Shaya is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Shaya's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,409. Use the chart and map above to compare Shaya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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