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♀ Shay (girl)
What does Shay mean?
Shay as a name for girls (also used less generally as boys' name Shay) is of Gaelic origin, and Shay means "admirable". Shay is an alternate spelling of Shea (Gaelic).
STARTS WITH Sha-
ASSOCIATED WITH gaelic
Variations
RELATIONS VIA SHEA Shayda, Shayla▼, Shaylee, Shaylyn
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Shay Kaidence (S.K.), ..
How popular is Shay?
Shay is a very popular first name for females (#2070 out of 4276, Top 48%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#3513 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Shay was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its apex rank of #1111 in the U.S. in 1995, and is at #1364 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Shay (#1364 LAST YEAR) listed in the Top 2000 are Shayla (#1118), Shea (#1208), Shaylee (#1796), Shae (#1863), Shaye and Shaylyn. Usage of these relations of Shay was widespread 19 years ago (MEDIAN #1130) and is now significantly lower.
Similar Names
Shay is alike in pronunciation to Cha-, Chaya▲, Chiyo, Sha-, Shaya, She- and Xia. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bay, Cay, Day, Fay▼, Gay▼, Jay, Kay▼, May▼, Ray▼, Sal, Sam, San, Sean, Shade, Shadi, Shadya, Shaka, Shan, Shan-, Shana▼, Shanay, Shandy, Shane, Shaney, Shani, Shara, Sharay, Shari▼, Sharly, Shary, Sharyl, Sharyn▼, Shaun, Shayan, Shayna▼, Shayne, Sher, Sheray, Shery, Sian, Sky▲, Sofy, Stacy▼, Star, Stasy, Staz, Suky, Susy and Suzy. These names tend to be less frequently used than Shay.
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