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Sha

Unisex

Meaning of Sha: Modern African-American invention

Sha is a unisex name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

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Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

766

First recorded 1962 · peak 1989

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 31 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 12 babies1984: 27 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 17 babies1988: 13 babies1989: 40 babies1990: 26 babies19901991: 38 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 25 babies1994: 38 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 6 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 0 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 6 babies2013: 6 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 5 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 5 babies2018: 0 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 5 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 0 babies2024: 5 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Sha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 40.

Gender split

17% boys · 83% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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