unisex name
Shaia
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 134
Shaia is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 88% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1982.
Shaia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 2000s | 30 |
| 2010s | 40 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 39 |
How popular is Shaia?
In 2025, Shaia was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Shaia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Shaia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Shaïa | Shaïa is a rare spelling of Shaia, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Shaia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shaia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shaia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shaia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shaia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shaia
How popular is the name Shaia?
In 2025, Shaia was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Shaia a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaia is used for both girls and boys. About 88% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Shaia most popular?
Shaia peaked in 2025, when 15 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Shaia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shaia currently ranks #7,734 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.