How Many People Are Named Shaye?
An estimated 2,738 people in the United States have the first name Shaye. It is used for both genders, with 76.6% female. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Shaye peaked in popularity in 1998 with 152 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaye 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 Shaye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,738
About 1 in 125,184 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
76.6% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1998
152 births
Total Registered
2,843
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaye
Shaye is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (23.4%) and females (76.6%). Out of 2,843 total births registered, 664 were male and 2,179 were female.
Shaye as a male name
Ranked #6,748 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (26 births)
Shaye as a female name
Ranked #17,263 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (128 births)
Shaye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaye span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 920 babies were registered. Shaye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shaye by Decade
How has Shaye 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.
Shaye by State
Birth registrations for Shaye span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Iowa, Georgia. On average, about 34 Shayes were registered per state.
Shaye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shaye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shaye
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Shaye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaye?
We estimate approximately 2,738 people named Shaye 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 125,184 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaye a common name?
Shaye is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,843 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaye most popular?
Shaye reached peak popularity in 1998, when 152 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaye is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaye a female name?
Shaye is predominantly female. 76.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaye Smith, Shaye Johnson, Shaye 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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