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Shea

Unisex

Meaning of Shea: Irish: 'stately or dauntless'

Shea is a unisex name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 839th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#839

312 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

21,102

First recorded 1950 · peak 2005

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 241 babies1982: 240 babies1983: 225 babies1984: 436 babies1985: 427 babies1986: 486 babies1987: 490 babies1988: 498 babies1989: 449 babies1990: 449 babies19901991: 447 babies1992: 450 babies1993: 413 babies1994: 484 babies1995: 447 babies1996: 441 babies1997: 489 babies1998: 452 babies1999: 433 babies2000: 484 babies20002001: 514 babies2002: 515 babies2003: 523 babies2004: 524 babies2005: 531 babies2006: 485 babies2007: 460 babies2008: 411 babies2009: 411 babies2010: 322 babies20102011: 320 babies2012: 298 babies2013: 302 babies2014: 312 babies2015: 291 babies2016: 336 babies2017: 311 babies2018: 312 babies2019: 329 babies2020: 319 babies20202021: 380 babies2022: 369 babies2023: 391 babies2024: 321 babies2025: 312 babies
US babies named Shea per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 531.

Gender split

41% boys · 59% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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