Unisex name · since 1951
Shaye
2,188 babies named Shaye in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,228 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,188
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaye currently ranks #10228 among unisex names in America, with 2,188 babies recorded since 1951.
Shaye has 2,188 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10228 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #4,433 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,228 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,188 born since 1951
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaye ranks #4,433 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,228 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,188 born since 1951, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,228 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,188
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaye's 2,188 recorded births place it above 93.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shaye compares
2,188 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Shaye's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaye | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,188 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 128 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shaye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaye's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 128, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaye popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Shaye popularity over time - boys
674 total births recorded since 1962 (Shaye as boys' name)
Shaye by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (734 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Shaye's strongest decade.
734 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Shaye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 63
1960s
63 births
- 1970s 197
1970s
197 births
- 1980s 265
1980s
265 births
- 1990s
1990s
734 births
- 2000s
2000s
603 births
- 2010s 222
2010s
222 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 734 births (34% of all-time use).
How Shaye 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 Shaye's total volume
Shaye by state
Where Shaye concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 147 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 66 | 3.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 33 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 23 | 1.1% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 23 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 15 | 0.7% |
147 of 2,188 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Shaye appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shaye's data
- Shaye's decade-level peak was the 1990s (734 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shayes (147 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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 Shaye 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.