How Many People Are Named Shaya?
people named Shaya are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 121,588 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,850 babies named Shaya in Social Security records from 1955 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
171 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Shaya, 36.5% were girls and 63.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Shaya fell from 70.9% in the 1980s to 23.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shaya alive today is about 15 years old, and 84% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shaya first appears in the records in 1955, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 171 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1955 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Shaya has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,375, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #1,375. Among girls, its best rank was #3,876, in 1982.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,375 | #4,054 |
| Best rank | #1,375 (2025) | #3,876 (1982) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,585 in the 2020s | #5,335 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shaya alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shaya were born in New York than in any other state: about 1,308 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Shaya was given 12.2 times as often in New York and 4 times in New Jersey.
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