Shye
Trinity Shye-Anne Brown 布朗诗蒽, known professionally as Shye, is a Singaporean singer-songwriter.
Meaning & Origin of Shye
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Trinity Shye-Anne Brown 布朗诗蒽, known professionally as Shye, is a Singaporean singer-songwriter.
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The Story of Shye
As a girl name
American parents first put Shye on the record books as a girl name in 1995, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 10 Shyes were born — ranking #10,817 that year. About 75% of every Shye on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Shye last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 72 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Shye as a boy name dates back to 2008, when 5 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Shye — #12,551 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Shye on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Shye last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shye
Shye is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 72 births in the dataset. Shye's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #10,817. Use the chart and map above to compare Shye'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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