Shue
Shue is a surname. It may be an Americanized spelling of the German surnames Schue or Schuh. Additionally, it is an ad hoc romanization of various Chinese surnames, including those spelled in pinyin as Xǔ (許) and Xuē (薛).
Meaning & Origin of Shue
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shue is a surname. It may be an Americanized spelling of the German surnames Schue or Schuh. Additionally, it is an ad hoc romanization of various Chinese surnames, including those spelled in pinyin as Xǔ (許) and Xuē (薛).
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The Story of Shue
American parents first put Shue on the record books as a baby boy name in 1991, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 7 Shues were born — ranking #6,518 that year. Shue last appeared in the published SSA data in 1992, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shue
Shue is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Shue's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #6,518. Use the chart and map above to compare Shue'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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