Unisex name · since 1955
Shaya
Shaya has 1,809 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,516 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,373 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,809
- born since 1955
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shaya is the #1373 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,809 recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Shaya recorded 1,809 times among boys since 1955, holding rank #1373 nationally today, ahead of 90% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #3,516 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,373 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,809 born since 1955
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaya ranks #3,516 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,373 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,809 born since 1955, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,516 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,373 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,809
- born since 1955
- 2020s
- peak decade
Shaya's 1,809 recorded births place it above 92.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Shaya compares
1,809 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Shaya's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaya | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,809 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaya's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 135, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaya popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Shaya popularity over time - girls
1,041 total births recorded since 1972 (Shaya as girls' name)
Shaya by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (664 births, 37% of the file).
2020s was Shaya's strongest decade.
664 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Shaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 128
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
283 births
- 2010s
2010s
652 births
- 2020s
2020s
664 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 664 births (37% of all-time use).
How Shaya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shaya's total volume
Shaya by state
Where Shaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,280 | 70.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 186 | 10.3% |
| #3 | California | | 76 | 4.2% |
1,280 of 1,809 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shaya's data
- New York records the most Shayas (1,280 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Shaya 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.