How Many People Are Named Shaya?
An estimated 2,631 people in the United States have the first name Shaya. It is used for both genders, with 62.5% male. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Shaya peaked in popularity in 2024 with 164 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shaya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Shaya has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Shaya is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Shaya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,631
About 1 in 130,275 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
62.5% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2024
164 births
Total Registered
2,676
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaya
Shaya is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (62.5%) and females (37.5%). Out of 2,676 total births registered, 1,672 were male and 1,004 were female.
Shaya as a male name
Ranked #1,451 in 2024
125 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (125 births)
Shaya as a female name
Ranked #3,863 in 2024
39 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (39 births)
Shaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaya span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 874 babies were registered. While Shaya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shaya by Decade
How has Shaya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shaya by State
Birth registrations for Shaya span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in Michigan, New Jersey, California. On average, about 408 Shayas were registered per state.
Shaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaya?
We estimate approximately 2,631 people named Shaya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 130,275 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaya a common name?
Shaya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,676 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaya most popular?
Shaya reached peak popularity in 2024, when 164 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaya is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaya a male name?
Shaya is predominantly male. 62.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaya Smith, Shaya Johnson, Shaya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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