Shaye
Shaye is a given name and surname.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Shaye
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shaye is a given name and surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Shaye
As a girl name
Shaye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1951, with 12 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1998: 128 births, good for #1,359 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Shayes. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,851 among girl names with 6 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 2K Shayes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shaye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1962, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 26 births, good for #2,903 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Shayes. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,963 among boy names with 11 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 686 Shayes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Shaye
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Names that sound like Shaye
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About the name Shaye
Shaye is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Shaye's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #1,359. Use the chart and map above to compare Shaye'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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