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Shea Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Shea?

In 2018 the uncommon name Shea, ranked the 1,208th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Shea is currently less popular.

Position 698, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1997.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2005 with 348 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Shea was less than 5, most recently in 1954.

Shea, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1961-1974, and 1983-1988.

Sometimes the name Shea has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

The popularity trend for Shea has been moving downward for a while. however, the number of children named Shea lately has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Shea?

Shea's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Shea is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Shea (Girl)Shea (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 195 1,208 116 1,488
2017 183 1,285 127 1,388
2016 234 1,098 102 1,600
2015 190 1,280 100 1,607
2014 206 1,190 106 1,521
2013 197 1,223 105 1,533
2012 171 1,371 127 1,345
2011 172 1,347 148 1,196
2010 199 1,220 123 1,374
2009 252 1,032 159 1,151
2008 278 966 133 1,314
2007 293 925 167 1,095
2006 296 897 189 982
2005 348 764 183 956
2004 329 784 195 893
2003 318 778 205 847
2002 294 799 221 783
2001 327 734 187 862
2000 321 725 163 937
1999 281 785 152 955
1998 315 703 137 1,003
1997 309 698 180 815
1996 286 737 155 883
1995 260 774 187 783
1994 287 728 197 749
1993 243 821 170 811
1992 272 766 178 786
1991 266 775 181 760
1990 229 863 221 683
1989 230 827 218 677
1988 253 743 245 600
1987 229 777 261 562
1986 206 818 280 530
1985 193 843 234 573
1984 179 857 257 538
1983 119 1,130 106 852
1982 132 1,082 108 860
1981 136 1,053 105 867
1980 154 964 114 826
1979 151 963 95 899
1978 130 1,046 102 851
1977 118 1,101 93 879
1976 112 1,091 102 830
1975 116 1,035 111 791
1974 155 851 102 796
1973 127 956 92 831
1972 125 969 71 968
1971 128 989 64 1,024
1970 114 1,072 72 948
1969 79 1,262 45 1,185
1968 42 1,849 44 1,145
1967 43 1,779 23 1,644
1966 36 1,947 15 2,122
1965 21 2,733 14 2,252
1964 25 2,522 9 3,015
1963 10 4,492 11 2,654
1962 11 4,226 11 2,654
1961 13 3,759 11 2,679
1960 13 3,658 10 2,840
1959 11 3,993 13 2,398
1958 8 4,836 < 5 --
1957 9 4,491 7 3,509
1956 8 4,772 < 5 --
1955 8 4,678 < 5 --
1954 < 5 -- 5 4,286
1953 6 5,573 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.