Shea - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Shea \shea\ is pronounced shay. It is of Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "admirable". Also possibly (Irish, Gaelic) "from the fairy fort". Basketball player Shea Ralph.

Shea has 8 variant forms: Shae, Shaelee, Shay, Shayda, Shaye, Shayla, Shaylee and Shaylyn.

Baby names that sound like Shea are She-, Sha- and Shaya.

Shea is a common female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Shea. Click here to compare Shea with related baby names.