Shay Name Popularity
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How popular is Shay?
In 2018 the uncommon name Shay, ranked the 1,364th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.This once, top 1000 name, Shay is currently less popular.
Its highest popularity RANKING of #893 was reached in 1971.
But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2017 with 180 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Shay was less than 5, most recently in 1952.
Shay, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1959-1962, 1966-1971, 1977-1980, 1991-1994, 2005-2008, and 2012-2015, whereas 1973-1977, and 2008-2012 were years of successive downward movement.
Sometimes the name Shay has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
For a number of years, the name Shay has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. however, the number of children named Shay lately has risen.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Shay?
Shay's popularity is at a very high point when measured against its most notable year.
The name Shay is still rare but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Shay (Girl) | Shay (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 164 | 1,364 | 87 | 1,759 |
| 2017 | | 180 | 1,302 | 72 | 1,991 |
| 2016 | | 171 | 1,376 | 87 | 1,772 |
| 2015 | | 172 | 1,375 | 61 | 2,220 |
| 2014 | | 143 | 1,532 | 53 | 2,420 |
| 2013 | | 115 | 1,786 | 53 | 2,391 |
| 2012 | | 84 | 2,256 | 61 | 2,181 |
| 2011 | | 102 | 1,948 | 76 | 1,857 |
| 2010 | | 111 | 1,842 | 68 | 2,030 |
| 2009 | | 109 | 1,928 | 86 | 1,772 |
| 2008 | | 148 | 1,559 | 75 | 1,929 |
| 2007 | | 127 | 1,719 | 88 | 1,718 |
| 2006 | | 122 | 1,720 | 92 | 1,594 |
| 2005 | | 123 | 1,636 | 90 | 1,567 |
| 2004 | | 141 | 1,450 | 92 | 1,481 |
| 2003 | | 131 | 1,493 | 101 | 1,355 |
| 2002 | | 140 | 1,383 | 75 | 1,617 |
| 2001 | | 125 | 1,504 | 61 | 1,837 |
| 2000 | | 156 | 1,259 | 93 | 1,369 |
| 1999 | | 167 | 1,166 | 84 | 1,407 |
| 1998 | | 148 | 1,233 | 90 | 1,335 |
| 1997 | | 157 | 1,172 | 101 | 1,189 |
| 1996 | | 158 | 1,153 | 116 | 1,056 |
| 1995 | | 160 | 1,112 | 129 | 981 |
| 1994 | | 157 | 1,140 | 130 | 970 |
| 1993 | | 127 | 1,324 | 115 | 1,032 |
| 1992 | | 128 | 1,320 | 109 | 1,054 |
| 1991 | | 117 | 1,381 | 154 | 837 |
| 1990 | | 129 | 1,271 | 118 | 961 |
| 1989 | | 124 | 1,273 | 123 | 919 |
| 1988 | | 106 | 1,349 | 128 | 842 |
| 1987 | | 114 | 1,245 | 106 | 919 |
| 1986 | | 92 | 1,402 | 64 | 1,197 |
| 1985 | | 92 | 1,399 | 73 | 1,091 |
| 1984 | | 97 | 1,291 | 67 | 1,107 |
| 1983 | | 93 | 1,310 | 57 | 1,217 |
| 1982 | | 99 | 1,290 | 61 | 1,191 |
| 1981 | | 116 | 1,157 | 80 | 1,024 |
| 1980 | | 134 | 1,062 | 87 | 965 |
| 1979 | | 89 | 1,393 | 86 | 957 |
| 1978 | | 107 | 1,180 | 71 | 1,039 |
| 1977 | | 65 | 1,632 | 77 | 979 |
| 1976 | | 84 | 1,306 | 72 | 988 |
| 1975 | | 98 | 1,189 | 74 | 957 |
| 1974 | | 130 | 958 | 78 | 924 |
| 1973 | | 115 | 1,025 | 79 | 902 |
| 1972 | | 116 | 1,016 | 65 | 1,006 |
| 1971 | | 149 | 893 | 55 | 1,108 |
| 1970 | | 133 | 958 | 69 | 974 |
| 1969 | | 53 | 1,663 | 38 | 1,298 |
| 1968 | | 34 | 2,084 | 32 | 1,387 |
| 1967 | | 28 | 2,313 | 11 | 2,586 |
| 1966 | | 22 | 2,649 | 18 | 1,881 |
| 1965 | | 33 | 2,056 | 8 | 3,209 |
| 1964 | | 18 | 3,086 | 14 | 2,297 |
| 1963 | | 27 | 2,350 | 14 | 2,280 |
| 1962 | | 29 | 2,251 | 13 | 2,346 |
| 1961 | | 20 | 2,818 | 16 | 2,134 |
| 1960 | | 11 | 4,124 | 12 | 2,524 |
| 1959 | | 9 | 4,573 | 5 | 4,492 |
| 1958 | | 7 | 5,317 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 15 | 3,129 | 5 | 4,471 |
| 1956 | | 6 | 5,849 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 5 | 6,567 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 6 | 5,649 | 5 | 4,285 |
| 1953 | | 7 | 4,962 | < 5 | -- |
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