How Many People Are Named Shea?
people named Shea are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 16,675 people in the US has this name
Based on 21,102 babies named Shea in Social Security records from 1950 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
531 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Anglicized form of SÉAGHDHA, sometimes used as a feminine name.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Shea, 60% were girls and 40% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1960s: 60.2% of the babies were girls then and 64.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shea alive today is about 27 years old, and 57% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 38 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shea first appears in the records in 1950 and was given most often in 2005, to 531 babies. In 2025, 312 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1950 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Shea has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #698, in 1997. In 2025 it ranked #1,159. Among boys, its best rank was #530, in 1986.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,159 | #1,552 |
| Best rank | #698 (1997) | #530 (1986) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #838 in the 2000s | #648 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shea alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shea were born in California than in any other state: about 2,100 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Shea was given 3 times as often in Massachusetts, 1.9 times in Connecticut and 1.9 times in New York.
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