girl's name
Shya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 411
Shya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 36 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
Shya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 |
| 2000s | 184 |
| 2010s | 109 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 64 |
How popular is Shya?
In 2025, Shya was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Shya 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.
Names that peaked alongside Shya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shya
How popular is the name Shya?
In 2025, Shya was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Shya a girl's or a boy's name?
Shya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shya most popular?
Shya peaked in 2007, when 36 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Shya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shya currently ranks #7,214 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.