unisex name

Shey

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 295

Shey is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 46% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2021 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1991, when 25 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1971.

Shey over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Shey by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 29
1980s 67
1990s 104
2000s 69
2010s 5
2020s (to 2021) 7

How popular is Shey?

In 2021, Shey was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Shey is used

England & Wales #4,389 4 in 2012
United States #10,071 7 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Shey

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Shey also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Shey

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Shey

How popular is the name Shey?

In 2021, Shey was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Shey a girl's or a boy's name?

Shey is used for both girls and boys. About 46% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Shey most popular?

Shey peaked in 1991, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.