Unisex name · since 1951
Shae
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 6,065 babies named Shae, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,057 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,065
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shae is the #2057 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 6,065 recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shae has been recorded 6,065 times among girls since 1951, currently ranked #2057 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #2,279 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,057 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,065 born since 1951
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shae ranks #2,279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,057 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,065 born since 1951, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,057 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,065
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shae's 6,065 recorded births place it above 96.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shae compares
6,065 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shae's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,065 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 227 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shae's full recorded timeline at 1992, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 227 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shae popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 227
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Shae popularity over time - boys
1,629 total births recorded since 1969 (Shae as boys' name)
Shae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,680 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Shae's strongest decade.
1,680 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Shae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 104
1960s
104 births
- 1970s 474
1970s
474 births
- 1980s
1980s
735 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,680 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,451 births
- 2010s
2010s
993 births
- 2020s 605
2020s
605 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,680 births (28% of all-time use).
How Shae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shae's total volume
Shae by state
Where Shae concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 531 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 453 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 230 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 162 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 152 | 2.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 141 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Utah | | 137 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 129 | 2.1% |
531 of 6,065 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Shae appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shae's data
- Shae's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (1,680 total births) through the 2020s (605) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shaes (531 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.