How Many People Are Named Shi?
An estimated 400 people in the United States have the first name Shi. It is used for both genders, with 80.6% female. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Shi peaked in popularity in 2001 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shi 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 Shi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
400
About 1 in 856,886 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
80.6% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2001
28 births
Total Registered
412
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shi
Shi is predominantly female (80.6%), though 80 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Shi as a male name
Ranked #7,442 in 2015
11 male births in 2015
Peak: 2015 (11 births)
Shi as a female name
Ranked #15,044 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 2001 (19 births)
Shi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shi span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 147 babies were registered. Shi has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shi by Decade
How has Shi 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.
Shi by State
Shi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shi
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shi?
We estimate approximately 400 people named Shi 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 856,886 Americans share this first name.
Is Shi a common name?
Shi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 412 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shi most popular?
Shi reached peak popularity in 2001, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shi is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shi a female name?
Shi is predominantly female. 80.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shi Smith, Shi Johnson, Shi 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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