unisex name

Shi

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Births on record 589

Scotland

#955

2009 births

Shi is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 78% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2022 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2001, when 28 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1974.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Shi 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 2022, not a full ten years.

147
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Shi by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 42
1980s 25
1990s 125
2000s 147
2010s 62
2020s (to 2022) 11

How popular is Shi?

In 2022, Shi was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Shi is used

Scotland #955 3 in 2009
Ireland #1,090 3 in 2013
Canada #3,670 5 in 2012
England & Wales #5,912 3 in 2019
United States #14,989 6 in 2022

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 Shi

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

Parents who like Shi also like

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

Sibling names for Shi

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

Common questions about Shi

How popular is the name Shi?

In 2022, Shi was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Shi is used for both girls and boys. About 78% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Shi?

Shi has 1 syllable.

When was Shi most popular?

Shi peaked in 2001, when 28 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.