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Shay (boy)

What does Shay mean?

Shay Pronunciation of Shay as a boys' name (also used more commonly as girls' name Shay) is of Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Shay is "admirable". Shay is a variant form of Shea (Gaelic): from Seaghdha.

STARTS WITH Sha-

ASSOCIATED WITH gaelic

Variations

VARIANTS Shaye, Shai, Shae

OTHER FORMS VIA SHEA Shaylon, Shays

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Shay Troy (S.T.), ..

How popular is Shay?

Shay is an unusual first name for males but a very prominent surname for all people (#3513 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Shay was first listed in 1960-1969 and reached its peak rank of #837 in the U.S. in 1991, and is currently at #1759. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Shay name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Shay outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Shae, Shai (#1962 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) and Shea (#1488) are the prominent alternative forms of Shay (#1759) ranked in the Top 2000. Usage of these forms of Shay was at its most widespread in 1990 (AVERAGE #1244) and is almost as widespread today (#1802, 22.6%).



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Shay, Shae, Shai, Shea in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Shay outside U.S.

Similar Names

Shay is alike in pronunciation to Chai, Chayo, Che, Shaw and Shia. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bay, Bray, Clay, Day, Dray, Fay, Gay, Gray, Jay, Kay, Klay, O'Shay, Ray, Saad, Sal, Sam, Samy, Seal, Sean, Shaan, Shad, Shaday, Shadd, Shade, Shadi, Shaka, Shan, Shandy, Shane, Shani, Shann, Shaq, Shaul, Shaun, Shawn, Shayan, Shayn, Shayne, Shem, Shep, Shug, Sky, Sly, Sohan, Stacy, Stan, Sujay, Swayn, Tay, Way and Wray. These names tend to be more frequently used than Shay.

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