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♀ Shea (girl)
What does Shea mean?
Shea 
as a girls' name (also used less commonly as boys' name Shea) is pronounced shay. It is of Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Shea is "admirable". Also possibly (Irish, Gaelic) "from the fairy fort". Basketball player Shea Ralph.
STARTS WITH She-
Variations
VARIANTS Shae, Shaelee, Shay, Shayda, Shaye, Shayla▼, Shaylee, Shaylyn
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Shea Taelyn (S.T.), ..
How popular is Shea?
Shea is a somewhat popular first name for females (#2270 out of 4276, Top 53%) and an even more popular surname for both adults and children (#990 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Shea was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its highest rank of #698 in the U.S. in 1997, and is at #1208 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Shayla (#1118 FROM RECENT DATA), Shay (#1364), Shaylee (#1796), Shae (#1863), Shaye and Shaylyn are the prominent varying forms of Shea (#1208) listed in the Top 2000. Usage of these forms of Shea reached its highest in 1999 (USAGE OF 0.1%) and has become much lower since, with the version Shayla becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Shea is alike in pronunciation to Cha-, Chaya▲, Sha-, Shaya, She- and Xia. Other recommended sound-alike names are Alea, Bea, Beea, Brea▼, Clea, Dea, Drea, Klea, Lea▲, Nea, Rhea▲, Saba, Sahra, Sara▼, Sasa, Scheba, Sean, Seema, Sela, Sena▼, Sera, Shaela, Shaena, Shaka, Shan, Shara, Sheba, Shebah, Sheeba, Sheela, Sheena▼, Sheera, Sheina, Shela, Shelia▼, Shella, Shena, Shene, Sher, Shera, Sheraa, Sherah, Sherai, Sheran, Sheray, Sheri▼, Sheria, Shery, Sheva, Sheyla▼, Shieba, Shiela, Shila, Shira, Shona, Shura, Shyla, Shyra, Siera, Sima, Sina, Soma, Stefa, Stepa, Sue▼, Sula, Syma, Tea▼ and Thea▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Shea.
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